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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 650208$23.07/hr$1.34/hr$16.65/hr$18.73/hr$22.78/hr$27.22/hr$30.36/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
Manufacturing640$22.95/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 Brazers3,730$24.44/hr2.4%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3,220$21.96/hr-6.2%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2,220$17.79/hr-1.2%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1,950$19.97/hr4.0%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic1,800$18.84/hr-6.0%
Tool and Die Makers1,210$28.16/hr-1.2%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders620$19.59/hr-0.9%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers490$16.16/hr-14.3%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders420$20.43/hr5.1%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders310$21.35/hr3.5%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers260$21.57/hr-19.5%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic210$19.37/hr-8.8%
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders180$20.64/hr0.0%
Pourers and Casters, Metal170$17.54/hrN/A
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders140$16.54/hr0.0%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand110$17.79/hr-16.3%
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersN/AN/AN/A
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass FibersN/AN/AN/A
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders