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
Northeast Minnesota 407$24.66/hr$1.71/hr$16.90/hr$19.02/hr$26.21/hr$29.60/hr$31.59/hr
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
Manufacturing40$27.19/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
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%
Northwest Minnesota 90 $22.71/hr 4.7%
Southwest Minnesota 60 $26.00/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 40 $26.21/hr N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers710$26.38/hr6.3%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders120$22.27/hr-1.1%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic90$19.41/hrN/A
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic60$16.22/hr-3.7%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic40$20.49/hrN/A
Pourers and Casters, Metal10$20.84/hrN/A
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders10$19.48/hr10.8%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersN/AN/AN/A
Foundry Mold and CoremakersN/AN/AN/A
Tool and Die MakersN/AN/AN/A
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/A0.0%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders