Occupations/51-4122.00
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
72%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
26%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
72%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Record operational information on specified production reports.
- Mostly routine
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- Mostly routine
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- 02Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
- 03Record operational information on specified production reports.
- 04Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- 05Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- 06Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.26
- Degree of automation2.41
- Time sitting2.19
- Originality (ability)2.12
- Conflict situations2.58
- Hands-on objects/tools4.17
- Outdoors / weather1.69
- Disease exposure1.24
- Decision freedom3.47
Top abilities
- Near Vision3.75
- Control Precision3.62
- Visualization3.25
- Manual Dexterity3.25
- Arm-Hand Steadiness3.25
- Selective Attention3.12
- Problem Sensitivity3.12
- Multilimb Coordination3.12
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.00
- Active Listening3.00
- Writing2.25
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics2.12
- Science1.75
- Critical Thinking3.00
- Active Learning2.62
- Learning Strategies2.00
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr $54,035 2 yr $55,512 Associate · CIP 48.05 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr $40,551 2 yr $42,363 Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr $38,289 2 yr $34,704 Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr $35,594 2 yr $34,704 Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $14,200 | 72% | 73% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $5,800 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $5,700 | 100% | 35% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 48.05 |
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $6,300 | 100% | 48% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public | Welding Technology/Welder 48.0508 | $4,200 | 100% | 22% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |