Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers

This post summarizes key statistics on Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 34,207
25 45,363
30 48,866
35 51,495
40 53,556
45 54,436
50 53,388
55 54,436
60 51,940
65 51,495


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.30
20-39 4.60
39-41 60.70
41-50 22.20
50-60 7.60
More than 60 2.60

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
20.40 44,286 Miscellaneous repair services
15.40 54,020 All construction
7.60 48,765 Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.
7.40 48,617 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
6.90 47,767 Fabricated structural metal products
5.80 45,363 Miscellaneous fabricated metal products
2.70 54,020 Ship and boat building and repairing
2.60 52,167 Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills
2.30 45,691 Manufacturing industries, n.s.
2.00 56,646 Construction and material handling machines

This table highlights the top industries people working as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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