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
Central Minnesota 17039$21.82/hr$1.53/hr$15.66/hr$17.08/hr$19.67/hr$24.51/hr$33.98/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
Manufacturing130$20.52/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 Brazers2,070$22.80/hr11.9%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic880$18.18/hr4.7%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic780$19.15/hr2.2%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders460$22.04/hr8.2%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic450$18.17/hr7.4%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic410$17.33/hr2.3%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders230$18.60/hr17.5%
Tool and Die Makers220$28.00/hr4.5%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders110$19.25/hr8.0%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders110$16.60/hrN/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand60N/A-16.7%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers40$19.55/hrN/A
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders30$15.99/hrN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers20$19.92/hrN/A
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Pourers and Casters, MetalN/AN/AN/A
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass FibersN/AN/AN/A
Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersN/AN/AN/A
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders