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
Fargo ND-MN MSAN/AN/AN/A$0.89/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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.


Other Regional Data For Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
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
Southwest Balance of State 50 $24.66/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 40 $18.85/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
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-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  - 
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers550$22.52/hrN/A
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic130$17.32/hrN/A
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders90$21.37/hrN/A
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic70$18.57/hrN/A
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders30$18.44/hrN/A
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandN/AN/AN/A
Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersN/AN/AN/A
Tool and Die MakersN/AN/AN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersN/AN/AN/A
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass FibersN/AN/AN/A
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders