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How much does a welder get payed ?
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Hassan’s Answer
As with many jobs, the pay will depend on your experience, the level of difficulty of the work, as well as location.
https://www.indeed.com/career/welder/salaries/El-Paso--TX and https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/el-paso-welder-salary-SRCH_IL.0,7_IM265_KO8,14.htm have salary overviews. Looks like a wide range from avg, $30,000 - $45,000.
https://waterwelders.com/types-of-welding-jobs-careers/ gives you an overview of different welder specializations.
https://www.epcc.edu/Academics/AdvancedTechnologyCenter/welding-technology has a Welding certification program that may help you get started.
https://www.indeed.com/career/welder/salaries/El-Paso--TX and https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/el-paso-welder-salary-SRCH_IL.0,7_IM265_KO8,14.htm have salary overviews. Looks like a wide range from avg, $30,000 - $45,000.
https://waterwelders.com/types-of-welding-jobs-careers/ gives you an overview of different welder specializations.
https://www.epcc.edu/Academics/AdvancedTechnologyCenter/welding-technology has a Welding certification program that may help you get started.
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Joseph’s Answer
As Hassan points out, it depends on several things. I'll add a couple of others that can make a big difference to pay:
The type of welding matters - I think MIG welding might be the most popular and have more jobs, but I think TIG welding and SMAW have the chance to fetch higher salaries.
Also, there's a difference if you're trained and good enough for your welding to be certified to national or international welding "codes" like ASME and ISO standards. Here in the UK, we call these "coded welders", and they can earn quite a bit more than non-coded welders. I think you call them something different in the US, but I'm sure the same concept applies.
The industry also matters - for safety critical welding in large engineering such as power station boilers or oil and gas processing, a welder with the right training and experience can make very large salaries.
The type of welding matters - I think MIG welding might be the most popular and have more jobs, but I think TIG welding and SMAW have the chance to fetch higher salaries.
Also, there's a difference if you're trained and good enough for your welding to be certified to national or international welding "codes" like ASME and ISO standards. Here in the UK, we call these "coded welders", and they can earn quite a bit more than non-coded welders. I think you call them something different in the US, but I'm sure the same concept applies.
The industry also matters - for safety critical welding in large engineering such as power station boilers or oil and gas processing, a welder with the right training and experience can make very large salaries.