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Entry Level Welder
Courses:
Industry Certificates:
2-F (AWS) Welding
AWS Sense Certification (Level 1)
KY Department of Transportation 3-G
OSHA 10
End of Program assessments:
TRACK Pre-Apprenticeship Assessment-Welding
Work Environment:
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
How to become a Welder:
Recruiters and hiring managers typically seek candidates with at least a High school diploma or equivalent when filling this role.
Pay:
The entry level salary in Kentucky's Statewide Areas, for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers is $31,680
The median salary is $45,200
The salary for an experienced Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers is $62,010
The statewide entry level salary for all occupations is $22,980
The statewide median salary is $40,180
Job Outlook:
There are 7,569 people currently employed as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers with a potential for 1,529 new job openings in the next 5 years.
Other potential jobs/statistics:
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:There are 2,362 people currently employed as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders with a potential for 382 new job openings in the next 5 years.
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:There are 191 people currently employed as Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic with a potential for 29 new job openings in the next 5 years.