Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
SOC Code: 51-4121
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazerss operate safety equipment and use safe work habits. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 89.5/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis.
AI-Proof Score: 89.5 — Very High
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Median Salary
$51,000
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Job Growth
2.2%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Time Management
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
Common Tasks
- ✓Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
- ✓Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
- ✓Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- ✓Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
- ✓Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation