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
Northwest Minnesota 9029$22.71/hr$0.92/hr$16.60/hr$19.11/hr$22.71/hr$26.62/hr$29.62/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
Manufacturing90$22.75/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
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1,580$21.10/hr9.1%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic830$18.45/hr4.9%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic470$18.13/hr0.7%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic420$17.15/hr5.5%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic410$17.58/hrN/A
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders330$21.55/hr4.4%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders270$17.79/hr6.3%
Tool and Die Makers240$27.64/hr8.5%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders180$21.74/hr7.4%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic60$17.30/hrN/A
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders40$17.64/hrN/A
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders10$15.28/hrN/A
Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersN/AN/AN/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandN/A$17.24/hrN/A
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersN/AN/AN/A
Foundry Mold and CoremakersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders