DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 1,180214$22.77/hr$0.73/hr$16.53/hr$18.56/hr$22.18/hr$26.38/hr$30.40/hr
U S 35,1101,088$19.64/hr$0.22/hr$13.12/hr$15.38/hr$18.69/hr$23.18/hr$28.01/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing1,090$22.62/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities70$18.48/hr
Other Regional Data For Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 1,180 $22.18/hr -4.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 650 $22.78/hr -7.5%
Southeast Minnesota 200 $21.15/hr -11.7%
Central Minnesota 170 $19.67/hr 5.2%
Southeast Balance of State 120 $21.52/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 100 $20.41/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 90 $22.71/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 90 $22.71/hr 4.7%
Southwest Minnesota 60 $26.00/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 50 $24.66/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 40 $18.85/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 40 $26.21/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 20 $26.69/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 20 $26.09/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 10 $21.04/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/A $22.73/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers10,020$22.42/hr6.1%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic5,400$20.74/hr-3.5%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4,070$17.94/hr0.6%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3,060$19.46/hr5.3%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic2,720$18.44/hr-4.0%
Tool and Die Makers1,840$27.62/hr2.9%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,730$20.65/hr1.9%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,200$19.10/hr5.5%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,060$21.13/hr4.5%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers500$16.32/hrN/A
Foundry Mold and Coremakers450$20.10/hr-19.0%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic340$18.53/hr-7.6%
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders320$18.68/hr2.6%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders290$16.85/hr2.6%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand260$17.90/hr-16.7%
Pourers and Casters, Metal260$17.76/hr-2.0%
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic220$15.15/hrN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers100$20.25/hr3.5%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersN/AN/AN/A
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass FibersN/AN/A1.4%
Tasks for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders