Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders

Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders typically requires High school diploma or equivalent and BLS lists median annual pay of $37,500 to $49,999 with a Decline 10-year outlook.

Entry path: BLS lists Moderate-term on-the-job training on-the-job training and Declining projected new jobs.

Related degree and certificate lanes from the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk include Welding Technology/Welder. -> Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Brewing Science. -> Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Viticulture and Enology. -> Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Zymology/Fermentation Science. -> Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician. -> Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Sample institutions in the current IPEDS slice with related completions include Reedley College (CA) with 344 sampled completions; Lake Land College (IL) with 201 sampled completions; Des Moines Area Community College (IA) with 157 sampled completions; Central Community College (NE) with 148 sampled completions.

Official workforce-funded training options in the current TrainingProviderResults.gov slice include Craven Community College (NC) NCCER Welding Level 1 & 2 Combo WFD/CE with completion 0.66 and employment 0.38; Carteret Community College (NC) Welding Technology Certificate WFD/CE with completion 0.2 and employment 0.63; Carteret Community College (NC) Welding Technology AA/AS with completion 0.41 and employment 0.7; CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (NC) Welding Technology (A50420) with completion 0.26 and employment 0.74.

Public apprenticeship examples include Apprenticeship Carolina Mechatronics Apprenticeship (SC); CompTIA Cloud Infrastructure Apprenticeship (National); IBEW Outside Lineman Apprenticeship (NY); IBEW Outside Lineman Apprenticeship (NJ).