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
Southeast Minnesota 20017$20.93/hr$0.57/hr$16.76/hr$18.82/hr$21.15/hr$23.33/hr$24.91/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
Manufacturing150$21.88/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities50$18.39/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 Brazers1,090$19.80/hr9.6%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic510$20.24/hr-0.6%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic380$17.79/hr4.1%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic320$20.58/hr9.9%
Tool and Die Makers210$26.17/hr4.6%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders180$16.11/hrN/A
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders120$20.39/hr4.5%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic80$18.67/hr-2.8%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders50$19.44/hr1.8%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers20$20.71/hrN/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandN/AN/A-14.3%
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and TendersN/A$17.39/hrN/A
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Pourers and Casters, MetalN/A$17.84/hrN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersN/A$19.68/hrN/A
Tasks for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders