Production

Welders & Cutters

SOC 51-4121

Join metal parts with heat, working from drawings on everything from pipes to ships.

Median pay

$54k

$47k to $63k typical range

Outlook

Growing

46k openings / yr

Education

High school plus cert

AI exposure

modeled estimate · 22th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

41/100

Key skills

Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.