Welders, Cutters, & Welder Fitters
Also called:
Welder, Welder-Fitter, Fabricator, Maintenance Welder
see titles from the Marine Corps or Navy.
Aircraft Welder; Metal Worker
Advanced Welder; Aeronautical Welder; Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant Emergency Welder; Welding Supervisor
What they do:
Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
On the job, you would:
- Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
- Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
Engineering and Technology
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Independence
- Stress Tolerance
- Achievement/Effort
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You might use software like this on the job:
Computer aided design CAD software
Analytical or scientific software
- Scientific Software Group Filter Drain FD
Data base user interface and query software
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some high school or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$35,920
per year, on average
This work is part of the .
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Marine Corps or Navy.
