Welder/Welding Technologist
Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.
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Jobs available locally 107 |
Demand Locally +4 % |
Annual Wage Range $39,795 – $65,344 |
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.
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Jobs available locally 2,703 |
Demand Locally +2 % |
Annual Wage Range $31,805 – $81,147 |
Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.
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Jobs available locally 70 |
Demand Locally +5 % |
Annual Wage Range $47,423 – $149,343 |
Program Level:
Degrees, Certificates
Department:
Allied Construction Trades (ACT)
Institute:
Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics
College:
SPC
What is the Welding program?
The Welding program prepares students to work in an industry that offers opportunities in manufacturing shops, maintenance shops, steel construction sites, ship-building, oil field operations, and ranch-related welding. Students gain extensive skills through shop activities on industrial welding equipment such as SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and Oxy-Fuel. The program is certified by the American Welding Society to test for the quality of welds in critical areas such as aircraft welding and manufacturing operations. Here is a list of the tools needed for this program: welding tool list.
What will I learn?
Extensive skills through shop activities on industrial welding equipment such as SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW.
What can I do with this course of study?
Contractor, Certified Welder, Shop Foreman, Field Foreman, Fitter/Welder, Welder, Welder Helper.
What's special about the program?
The program worked with the American Welding Society (AWS) and became an Accredited Testing Facility (ATF) on November 30, 2010, in response to critical labor shortages and an aging workforce.
The instructional programs can be customized to meet industry demands in specific areas.
Degrees and Certificates
St. Philip's College programs offer the following degree(s) and certificate(s). View our Course Catalog for more information.
Contact Us
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John Hoyt Program Coordinator/Instructor |
SWC : Welding Autobody Collision Center (WAC), Building 12 |
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One or more of these programs are approved Ready to Work programs. Find out if you’re eligible to receive free tuition and job placement services that will enable you to secure an in-demand career. |