Vocational Programs for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
422K	$25.31	$52,640

The role of Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers is to 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. The average annual wage of the occupations is $52,640 and $25 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 421,730 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers is $6,881. The average length of the programs is 902 hours and the average completion time is 9.36 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Welding Engineering Technology/Technician	23	$3,066	$831	1,050 Hours	9.00 Months
Welding Technology/Welder	917	$10,695	$1,266	753 Hours	9.71 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

The following 931 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.