Welding
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
Successful completion of the curriculum in Welding provides students with employable skills in commercial and industrial welding processes. Students are trained to pass industry recognized welding performance testing. Industry-recognized Welder Qualification Test Records are given to those who pass the performance tests.
Welding Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Job growth:
- Low salary: 47,010
- High salary: 114,630
- Average salary: 77390
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,010
- High salary: 114,630
- Average salary: 77390
Photonics Technicians
Associate's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,010
- High salary: 114,630
- Average salary: 77390
All Careers in Welding (5)
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | - n/a | - n/a | 77,390 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Destructive Testing Specialists | High school diploma/GED | Stable | 77,390 |
| Photonics Technicians | Associate's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 77,390 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Declining | 51,000 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Declining | 47,060 |
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