Brazing And Welding Machine Operators: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 53,000 jobs for people working as brazing and welding machine operators. People pursuing jobs in this occupation should expect a high overall unemployment rate.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Government survey data shows that 2% of employees work fewer than 40 hours per week. Some 7% of brazing and welding machine operators work primarily as a consultant.

Training and Education

Having a postsecondary vocational award may make it easier to find a job. Employees with a bachelor's degree or higher are 2% of the total. About 25% of brazing and welding machine operators have some college education, but do not have a degree. High school was all the education required by 73% of workers to get a job. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

Cities with few jobs per capita for employees are Washington (District of Columbia), Las Vegas (Nevada), and Austin (Texas). The most jobs are found in Oshkosh (Wisconsin), Monroe (Michigan), and Springfield (Ohio).

Within the US, the highest salaries for brazing and welding machine operators are found in Monroe (Michigan), Albany (New York), and Virginia Beach (Virginia), and the lowest are found in Gadsden (Alabama), Houma (Louisiana), and Johnson City (Tennessee).

Brazing And Welding Machine Operators: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Brazing And Welding Machine Operators, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Brazing And Welding Machine Operators are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Brazing And Welding Machine Operators are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Birmingham	170	$31,190	1.3
Alabama	Gadsden	80	$21,140	11
Alabama	Mobile	170	$40,240	3.7
Arizona	Phoenix	200	$39,750	0.4
Arkansas	Fayetteville	100	$25,060	2
Arkansas	Little Rock	110	$30,730	1.3
California	Oakland	130	$32,910	0.5
California	Oxnard	30	$29,120	0.4
California	Riverside	410	$30,720	1.2
California	Sacramento	110	$32,600	0.5
California	San Diego	120	$29,500	0.3
California	San Jose	80	$35,760	0.3
California	Santa Ana	400	$29,120	1
California	Stockton	30	$31,080	0.6
Colorado	Denver	170	$38,980	0.5
Connecticut	Bridgeport	30	$34,980	0.3
Connecticut	Hartford	170	$34,600	1.1
Connecticut	New Haven	80	$38,120	1.1
Connecticut	Norwich	40		1.3
Delaware	Wilmington	30	$35,690	0.4
District of Columbia	Washington	120	$41,570	0.2
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	50	$31,230	0.3
Florida	Lakeland	40	$33,500	0.8
Florida	Miami	80	$34,780	0.3
Florida	Sarasota	40	$26,600	0.6
Florida	Tampa	210	$31,840	0.7
Georgia	Atlanta	620	$29,870	1
Georgia	Augusta	100	$26,660	2
Georgia	Gainesville	40	$36,920	2.5
Georgia	Savannah	140		3.8
Illinois	Chicago	880	$34,320	0.9
Illinois	Peoria	50	$35,010	1.2
Illinois	Rockford	250		6.7
Indiana	Columbus	50	$31,500	5.3
Indiana	Elkhart	180	$29,120	5.7
Indiana	Evansville	40	$40,620	0.9
Indiana	Gary	160	$29,790	2.3
Indiana	Indianapolis	890	$34,080	3.8
Indiana	Michigan City	90	$28,560	9.5
Indiana	South Bend	70	$30,880	2.1
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	40	$31,900	1.2
Iowa	Davenport	490	$32,310	10.8
Iowa	Sioux City	90	$33,050	5.4
Iowa	Waterloo	100	$36,320	5
Kansas	Wichita	240	$41,760	3.1
Kentucky	Louisville	310	$30,120	2
Louisiana	Houma	100	$20,870	4.4
Louisiana	New Orleans	60	$36,510	0.5
Louisiana	Shreveport	90	$27,900	2.1
Maryland	Baltimore	280	$35,780	0.8
Massachusetts	Boston	190	$34,460	0.4
Massachusetts	Haverhill	100	$34,680	5.5
Massachusetts	Lowell	40	$33,630	1.4
Massachusetts	Springfield	60	$38,480	0.8
Massachusetts	Worcester	100	$29,990	1.6
Michigan	Grand Rapids	720	$37,620	7.4
Michigan	Kalamazoo	70	$35,390	2.1
Michigan	Lansing	160	$34,260	3.3
Michigan	Monroe	140	$60,760	16.2
Michigan	Muskegon	150	$34,980	10.9
Michigan	Saginaw	30	$30,840	1.7
Michigan	Warren	980	$38,460	3.3
Minnesota	Minneapolis	290	$40,210	0.6
Minnesota	Rochester	40	$34,580	1.8
Minnesota	St Cloud	60	$33,020	2.5
Missouri	Joplin	150	$27,740	8
Missouri	Kansas City	160	$30,890	0.6
Missouri	Springfield	160	$29,610	3.3
Missouri	St Louis	400	$33,010	1.1
Nebraska	Omaha	50	$31,070	0.4
Nevada	Las Vegas	40	$30,430	0.2
Nevada	Reno	40	$31,430	0.8
New Hampshire	Manchester	40	$32,300	1.6
New Hampshire	Nashua	140	$29,020	4.1
New Jersey	Camden	100	$33,020	0.7
New Jersey	Edison	100	$35,120	0.4
New Jersey	Newark	120	$31,400	0.5
New Mexico	Farmington	50	$21,650	4.2
New York	Albany	200	$52,790	1.8
New York	Nassau	150	$31,370	0.5
New York	New York	290	$33,260	0.2
New York	Rochester	160	$30,360	1.2
New York	Syracuse	60	$32,150	0.8
North Carolina	Asheville	80	$37,710	1.8
North Carolina	Charlotte	340	$30,800	1.5
North Carolina	Greensboro	90	$32,620	1
North Carolina	Hickory	140	$32,410	3.5
North Dakota	Fargo	50	$39,040	1.8
Ohio	Akron	310	$34,140	3.6
Ohio	Canton	310	$29,330	7.2
Ohio	Cincinnati	980	$32,830	3.6
Ohio	Cleveland	1,620	$33,900	5.9
Ohio	Columbus	660	$33,000	2.7
Ohio	Dayton	500	$33,790	5
Ohio	Sandusky	40	$41,740	5.3
Ohio	Springfield	130	$31,710	12.4
Ohio	Toledo	290	$39,150	3.7
Ohio	Youngstown	200	$31,020	3.4
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	250	$29,680	1.7
Oklahoma	Tulsa	300	$34,880	2.7
Oregon	Portland	250	$36,530	0.9
Pennsylvania	Allentown	40	$38,910	0.5
Pennsylvania	Erie	40	$31,850	1.3
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	30	$31,390	0.4
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	130	$35,570	2.2
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	180	$30,320	0.4
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	260	$32,990	0.9
Pennsylvania	Reading	40	$34,890	1
Pennsylvania	York	210	$42,920	4.7
Rhode Island	Providence	170	$28,390	1.2
South Carolina	Anderson	60	$26,850	4.4
South Carolina	Charleston	70	$31,060	0.9
South Carolina	Columbia	70	$32,930	0.8
South Carolina	Florence	30	$30,900	1.5
South Carolina	Greenville	350	$36,330	4.5
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	70	$29,370	2.1
Tennessee	Chattanooga	160	$36,040	2.7
Tennessee	Clarksville	130	$37,320	7.4
Tennessee	Johnson City	50	$20,530	2.9
Tennessee	Kingsport	110	$29,430	4
Tennessee	Nashville	440	$28,440	2.2
Texas	Austin	30	$34,410	0.2
Texas	Brownsville	160	$32,840	5.4
Texas	Dallas	390	$25,230	0.7
Texas	Fort Worth	220	$26,490	1
Texas	Houston	1,250	$29,920	1.9
Texas	San Antonio	80	$26,230	0.4
Utah	Logan	70	$30,810	6.9
Utah	Ogden	140	$26,510	2.8
Utah	Salt Lake City	130	$30,800	0.8
Virginia	Roanoke	250	$31,400	6.4
Virginia	Virginia Beach	550	$42,110	2.8
Washington	Seattle	100	$40,830	0.3
Washington	Spokane	130	$39,110	2.5
Washington	Yakima	40	$28,220	2.1
West Virginia	Wheeling	30	$26,190	2.1
Wisconsin	Appleton	50	$37,280	1.8
Wisconsin	Green Bay	40	$33,860	1
Wisconsin	Madison	220	$34,140	2.6
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	410	$33,700	1.9
Wisconsin	Oshkosh	360	$34,490	18.2

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