Welding, soldering, & brazing workers are most often employed by the Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Welding, soldering, & brazing workers was $45,182 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Welding, soldering, & brazing workers by wage are Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, and Food service managers.
Welding, soldering, & brazing workers are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Welding, soldering, & brazing workers are Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX, Brazoria County (Southwest)Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX, and Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Welding, soldering, & brazing workers are Brazoria County (Southwest)Lake Jackson City PUMA, TX, Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX, and Rhea, Marion, Sequatchie, Grundy, Bledsoe & Meigs Counties PUMA, TN.