Welders, Cutters, & Welder Fitters
Also called: Welder, Welder-Fitter, Fabricator, Maintenance Welder
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
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Hand and Finger Use
Controlled Movement
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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:
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You might use software like this on the job: Computer aided design CAD software
Analytical or scientific software
Data base user interface and query software
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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 green economy. |
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