DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Occupational Description:
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 96084$20.42/hr$0.52/hr$15.36/hr$17.20/hr$20.02/hr$23.29/hr$25.64/hr
Minnesota 10,020451$22.95/hr$0.23/hr$16.42/hr$18.81/hr$22.42/hr$26.60/hr$30.55/hr
U S 410,7503,697$22.05/hr$0.07/hr$14.38/hr$17.05/hr$20.73/hr$25.54/hr$31.35/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing850$19.77/hr
Construction40$23.12/hr
Other Regional Data For Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,730 $24.44/hr 2.4%
Central Minnesota 2,070 $22.80/hr 11.9%
Northwest Minnesota 1,580 $21.10/hr 9.1%
Southeast Minnesota 1,090 $19.80/hr 9.6%
Southwest Minnesota 960 $20.02/hr 5.8%
Northeast Minnesota 710 $26.38/hr 6.3%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Helpers--Production Workers490$14.87/hr-3.2%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic280$18.60/hr-1.0%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders240$19.04/hr4.0%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic190$19.04/hr0.0%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters180$18.34/hr3.5%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic160$19.12/hr4.2%
Tool and Die Makers100$20.41/hr2.3%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders60$26.00/hrN/A
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood40$18.93/hr6.0%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic20$16.55/hr-7.1%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians20$19.62/hr7.7%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic10$15.97/hrN/A
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Foundry Mold and CoremakersN/AN/AN/A
Pourers and Casters, MetalN/AN/AN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersN/AN/AN/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandN/AN/AN/A
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except BrickmasonsN/AN/AN/A
Cutters and Trimmers, HandN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers