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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
4
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$53,750
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
416,210
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, Combination Welder (NOF) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $80,840 in Alaska to $30,220 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Combination Welder (NOF) | 0622 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 4,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Hybrid (V2): 4,000 to 6,600 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 5,920 hours Time-Based (V3): 7,328 hours Time-Based (V5): 4,000 hours |
| LEAD BURNER | 0274 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Welder, Arc | 0620 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Welder-Fitter | 0627 | Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
What welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $80,840 | $38.87 | 790 |
| Hawaii | $79,000 | $37.98 | 520 |
| Connecticut | $64,880 | $31.19 | 1,790 |
| Wyoming | $63,820 | $30.69 | 1,850 |
| Washington | $63,020 | $30.30 | 7,720 |
| Massachusetts | $62,570 | $30.08 | 2,830 |
| New Hampshire | $62,360 | $29.98 | 1,110 |
| Louisiana | $62,250 | $29.93 | 13,690 |
| Maine | $62,220 | $29.92 | 1,690 |
| North Dakota | $62,000 | $29.81 | 2,590 |
| Nevada | $61,520 | $29.58 | 1,600 |
| Vermont | $60,890 | $29.27 | 340 |
| Maryland | $60,310 | $29.00 | 2,850 |
| Minnesota | $60,280 | $28.98 | 9,270 |
| District of Columbia | $60,180 | $28.93 | 280 |
| New Mexico | $59,840 | $28.77 | 2,390 |
| Oregon | $59,450 | $28.58 | 5,240 |
| New Jersey | $59,440 | $28.58 | 3,730 |
| Virginia | $59,180 | $28.45 | 10,100 |
| New York | $59,140 | $28.43 | 8,310 |
| Colorado | $58,590 | $28.17 | 4,970 |
| Wisconsin | $58,410 | $28.08 | 15,320 |
| Utah | $58,380 | $28.07 | 4,440 |
| California | $58,060 | $27.91 | 26,060 |
| Delaware | $57,270 | $27.54 | 600 |
| Montana | $55,610 | $26.73 | 1,530 |
| Arizona | $55,600 | $26.73 | 7,270 |
| Iowa | $55,090 | $26.49 | 9,270 |
| Texas | $53,340 | $25.64 | 52,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $52,900 | $25.43 | 17,850 |
| Nebraska | $52,220 | $25.10 | 4,200 |
| Missouri | $51,950 | $24.98 | 10,600 |
| Kentucky | $51,470 | $24.74 | 6,630 |
| Illinois | $51,320 | $24.67 | 16,260 |
| Mississippi | $51,100 | $24.57 | 6,460 |
| Florida | $50,640 | $24.35 | 16,420 |
| North Carolina | $50,590 | $24.32 | 11,750 |
| Rhode Island | $50,580 | $24.32 | 2,300 |
| Idaho | $50,530 | $24.30 | 3,300 |
| Ohio | $50,340 | $24.20 | 20,330 |
| Michigan | $49,990 | $24.03 | 13,330 |
| South Carolina | $49,980 | $24.03 | 7,380 |
| Indiana | $49,730 | $23.91 | 13,280 |
| Oklahoma | $49,720 | $23.90 | 9,960 |
| South Dakota | $49,440 | $23.77 | 3,250 |
| Kansas | $49,410 | $23.75 | 6,370 |
| West Virginia | $48,810 | $23.46 | 2,100 |
| Alabama | $48,490 | $23.31 | 12,450 |
| Georgia | $48,430 | $23.28 | 13,130 |
| Tennessee | $48,040 | $23.10 | 12,510 |
| Arkansas | $47,970 | $23.06 | 6,150 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $46,270 | $22.24 | 60 |
| Guam | $40,600 | $19.52 | 360 |
| Puerto Rico | $30,220 | $14.53 | 1,680 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations · Welding Schools at schools and training centers
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.