Welding
Welders use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to join metal components or to fill holes, indentions, or seams of fabricated metal products.
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Welders can make up to $63,000 a year.
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424,700 employed as a welders across the country in 2018.
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48,800 welding job openings are projected annually nationwide through 2028.
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- Use hand-held metal joining tools to permanently join parts, as well as fill holes, seams, and indentations.
- Understand blueprints and calculate dimensions.
- Inspect materials and structure for quality of welds.
- Keep the machinery and welding equipment in excellent working condition.
- Understand metallurgy, some specialized math like trigonometry, and some basic engineering.
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