DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Occupational Description:
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,730351$24.19/hr$0.30/hr$17.10/hr$20.07/hr$24.44/hr$28.43/hr$30.93/hr
Minnesota 10,020451$22.95/hr$0.23/hr$16.42/hr$18.81/hr$22.42/hr$26.60/hr$30.55/hr
U S 410,7503,697$22.05/hr$0.07/hr$14.38/hr$17.05/hr$20.73/hr$25.54/hr$31.35/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing2,710$24.57/hr
Professional and Business Services330$22.38/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities230$24.01/hr
Other Services120$20.35/hr
Public Administration10$28.14/hr
Other Regional Data For Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,730 $24.44/hr 8.2%
Central Minnesota 2,070 $22.80/hr 8.7%
Northwest Minnesota 1,580 $21.10/hr 9.4%
Southeast Minnesota 1,090 $19.80/hr 8.0%
Southwest Minnesota 960 $20.02/hr 9.7%
Northeast Minnesota 710 $26.38/hr 3.0%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Helpers--Production Workers4,520$14.60/hr-2.2%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3,220$21.96/hr-2.4%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2,220$17.79/hr-1.7%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters1,550$21.30/hr10.7%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians1,530$36.00/hr9.6%
Tool and Die Makers1,210$28.16/hr-1.9%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic740$18.01/hr-4.9%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders650$22.78/hr-2.2%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders620$19.59/hr-1.2%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers260$21.57/hr-4.1%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood260$17.99/hrN/A
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic210$19.37/hr-4.3%
Pourers and Casters, Metal170$17.54/hr-3.5%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic130$15.20/hr30.4%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters110$17.55/hrN/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand110$17.79/hr-12.1%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic100$19.02/hr-18.9%
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand20$15.20/hrN/A
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders20$14.74/hrN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersN/AN/AN/A
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except BrickmasonsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers