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 $45,759 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Welding, soldering, & brazing workers by wage are Paper goods machine setters, operators, & tenders, Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products, and Human resources assistants, except payroll & timekeeping.
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 Houston-Galveston Area Council (West) PUMA, TX, Tulsa City (West) PUMA, OK, and Houston (East), Galena Park, Jacinto Cities & Cloverleaf PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Welding, soldering, & brazing workers are South Texas Development Council (South) & Coastal Bend COG (West) PUMA, TX, Northport City (North & West) PUMA, AL, and Rhea, Marion, Sequatchie, Grundy, Bledsoe & Meigs Counties PUMA, TN.