Welding Job Paper

Job Description: Welders work in a wide variety of manufacturing, industrial and construction jobs. Requirements begin with basic skills training, which can be acquired on the job or at a technical school. Welders can work their way through an apprenticeship if they choose, and become journeyman welders. Skills Required: Manual dexterity, good eyesight, good eye-hand coordination, the ability to concentrate on detailed work for prolonged periods of time, the ability to stoop, bend, climb, work in awkward positions, and have patience.

Transferable Skills: Blueprint reading, shop mathematics, mechanical drawing, physics, chemistry, metallurgy, and an understanding of electricity. Education Required: Formal training is available in high schools and post-secondary institutions, such as vocational-technical institutes, community colleges, and private welding, soldering, and brazing schools. The U. S. Armed Forces operate welding and soldering schools as well. Schools That Offer: WITC, Moraine Park Technical College, Fox Valley Technical College.

Pay Rate/Schedule: Between $13. 20 and $19. 61. Schedule can be anything at anytime. Areas of Jobs Available: John Deere, Caterpillar , Kurt hitches, and Ford are all companies that require skilled welders.

Turn-Over Rate: I could not find an actual statistic, but according to BLS, it is expected to have a slight decline from 2008 to 2018. Would I like this job? Yes I would like this job because it’s hands on, decent paying, and I probably wouldn’t be doing the same thing over and over.