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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

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.

US jobs
416,210
Median wage
$53,750 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 21%Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniquesNot measured
  • 7%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
  • 7%Prepare industrial materials for processing or useNot measured
  • 6%Monitor equipment operationNot measured
  • 5%Maintain safety or securityNot measured
  • 5%Shape materials to create productsNot measured
  • 5%Operate cutting or grinding equipmentNot measured
  • 4%Clean workpieces, finished products, or other objectsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
  • Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
  • Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
  • Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
  • Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
  • Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
  • Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
  • Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
  • Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises.
  • Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
  • Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.
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