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You Are Here: Vermont Department of Labor ELMIOccupation ProfileWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
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ELMI Occupation Profile - Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
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| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| (O*NET 51-4121.00, SOC 51-4121) |
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What they do
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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.
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| Also called: |
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Assembly Line Brazer, Brazer, Fabrication Welder, Maintenance Welder, MIG Welder (Metal Inert Gas Welder), Solderer, TIG Welder (Tungsten Inert Gas Welder), Welder, Welder Fitter, Wirer
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Wages
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| Vermont - 2023 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
$ 18.05 |
$37,540 |
| 25% |
$ 21.47 |
$44,650 |
| Median |
$ 24.50 |
$50,960 |
| 75% |
$ 29.16 |
$60,660 |
| 90% |
$ 31.26 |
$65,020 |
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| Average |
$ 25.16 |
$52,330 |
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Industries of Employment
| United States - 2020 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing
| 26% |
| 16% |
- Transportation equipment manufacturing
| 14% |
- Specialty trade contractors
| 7% |
| 4% |
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Knowledge
| People in this career often know a lot about: |
- Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
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- Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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Skills
| People in this career often have these skills: |
- Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
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- Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
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Interests
| People in this career often prefer these work environments: |
- Realistic
Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
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- Conventional
Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
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- Investigative
Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
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Work Styles
| People in this career will do well at jobs that need: |
- Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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- Dependability
Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
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- Cooperation
Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
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- Initiative
Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
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- Self-Control
Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
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Tasks
| On the job, you would: |
- Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
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- Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
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- Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
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- Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
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- 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.
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Projected Employment
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| Vermont |
| 2020 employment |
415 |
| 2030 employment |
443 |
Annual percent change
(compounded) |
0.7% |
Annual projected job openings
(due to change and separations) |
48 |
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Education and Experience:
- Typical education needed for entry
High school diploma or equivalent
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- Work experience in a related occupation
None
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
Moderate-term on-the-job training
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| Based on BLS Education and Training Classifications |
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Physical Work Activity
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
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- Physical activity is Important
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- Level of activity is Moderate
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Job Zone
| Some Preparation Needed |
- Specific Vocational Preparation Range
(4.0 to < 6.0) - A typical worker will require
over 3 months up to and including 1 year
of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level
| How much education do most people in this career have? |
| Education level |  | Percent of
U.S. Workers |
Doctoral or professional degree
or post-MA certificate | | 0% |
Master's degree or
post-BA certificate | | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree | | 1% |
| Associate's degree | | 2% |
Certificate or some college,
no degree | | 23% |
High school diploma
or equivalent | | 54% |
| Less than high school diploma | | 21% |
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Abilities
| People in this career often have talent in: |
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
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- Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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- Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
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- Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
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- Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
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Work Activities
| In general, what you might do: |
- Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
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- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
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- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
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- Handling and Moving Objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
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- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
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Detailed Work Activities
| What you might do in a day: |
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- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
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- Operate welding equipment.
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- Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
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- Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
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Other Resources
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