Details Report for:
51-4121.00 - 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.
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Credentials
Wages & Employment Trends
| Median wages (2019) | $20.43 hourly, $42,490 annual |
| State wages | |
| Local wages | |
| Employment (2018) | 424,700 employees |
| Projected growth (2018-2028) | 
Slower than average (2% to 3%)
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| Projected job openings (2018-2028) | 48,800 |
| State trends | |
| Top industries (2018) | Manufacturing (63% employed in this sector)
Construction (12%)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2018-2028 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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