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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 382,730 |
0.9 % |
$20.41 |
$42,450 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.88 |
$15.67 |
$18.94 |
$23.82 |
$29.85 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,800 |
$32,590 |
$39,390 |
$49,550 |
$62,100 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing |
48,370 |
13.04 |
$18.86 |
$39,230 |
| Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing |
21,280 |
9.92 |
$19.21 |
$39,960 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
19,930 |
13.22 |
$18.37 |
$38,200 |
| Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing |
16,970 |
6.45 |
$19.26 |
$40,070 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance |
15,080 |
7.42 |
$20.24 |
$42,090 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing |
14,960 |
16.05 |
$19.39 |
$40,330 |
| Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing |
4,140 |
14.87 |
$19.71 |
$41,010 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
19,930 |
13.22 |
$18.37 |
$38,200 |
| Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing |
48,370 |
13.04 |
$18.86 |
$39,230 |
| Ship and Boat Building |
13,940 |
10.24 |
$22.35 |
$46,480 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
1,200 |
0.31 |
$35.56 |
$73,970 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
130 |
0.02 |
$34.62 |
$72,000 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
610 |
0.54 |
$34.43 |
$71,620 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil |
60 |
0.59 |
$31.09 |
$64,660 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
100 |
0.10 |
$29.86 |
$62,120 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
53,790 |
4.58 |
1.68 |
$21.76 |
$45,250 |
| California |
27,440 |
1.72 |
0.63 |
$21.08 |
$43,840 |
| Ohio |
17,280 |
3.24 |
1.19 |
$18.88 |
$39,260 |
| Pennsylvania |
15,820 |
2.75 |
1.01 |
$20.26 |
$42,150 |
| Louisiana |
15,540 |
8.09 |
2.97 |
$22.99 |
$47,810 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
15,540 |
8.09 |
2.97 |
$22.99 |
$47,810 |
| Wyoming |
2,010 |
7.27 |
2.67 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
| South Dakota |
3,020 |
7.23 |
2.65 |
$17.33 |
$36,040 |
| Oklahoma |
9,580 |
6.04 |
2.21 |
$21.17 |
$44,040 |
| Mississippi |
6,280 |
5.62 |
2.06 |
$20.96 |
$43,600 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
770 |
2.37 |
0.87 |
$34.11 |
$70,940 |
| District of Columbia |
50 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
$28.63 |
$59,560 |
| Hawaii |
610 |
0.97 |
0.36 |
$27.97 |
$58,170 |
| Wyoming |
2,010 |
7.27 |
2.67 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
| North Dakota |
2,200 |
5.17 |
1.90 |
$25.10 |
$52,210 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
18,140 |
6.18 |
2.27 |
$23.97 |
$49,860 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
7,060 |
2.91 |
1.07 |
$18.63 |
$38,750 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,700 |
1.59 |
0.58 |
$19.54 |
$40,650 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
5,310 |
1.46 |
0.54 |
$19.56 |
$40,690 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,550 |
1.78 |
0.65 |
$17.61 |
$36,620 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,360 |
2.28 |
0.84 |
$21.29 |
$44,290 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division |
4,200 |
4.28 |
1.57 |
$19.60 |
$40,760 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,030 |
2.08 |
0.76 |
$19.95 |
$41,490 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,010 |
0.61 |
0.22 |
$23.86 |
$49,630 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
3,920 |
9.90 |
3.63 |
$25.77 |
$53,590 |
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