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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.
What a welder, cutter, solderer, and brazer does
Become a welder, cutter, solderer, and brazer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good welder, cutter, solderer, and brazer
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $36 per hour with an average salary of $60,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $26 and $40 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $18,500 and $70,600 per year.
- 52% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $34 per hour with an average salary of $40,600 per year.
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, And Brazer job outlook
- There are 6,664 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1,000 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 4% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 18% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.