Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 410,750 |
0.9 % |
$21.73 |
$45,190 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.17 |
$16.80 |
$20.43 |
$25.17 |
$30.89 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$29,470 |
$34,930 |
$42,490 |
$52,350 |
$64,240 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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) |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
71,030 |
14.46 |
$20.47 |
$42,570 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
59,520 |
7.91 |
$20.76 |
$43,180 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
24,370 |
5.02 |
$20.15 |
$41,910 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
22,520 |
13.70 |
$19.16 |
$39,860 |
| Employment Services |
16,880 |
0.46 |
$20.49 |
$42,610 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing |
3,590 |
15.45 |
$20.66 |
$42,980 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
71,030 |
14.46 |
$20.47 |
$42,570 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
22,520 |
13.70 |
$19.16 |
$39,860 |
| Ship and Boat Building |
12,890 |
9.16 |
$24.54 |
$51,050 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
59,520 |
7.91 |
$20.76 |
$43,180 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
50,790 |
4.09 |
1.46 |
$22.57 |
$46,940 |
| California |
28,980 |
1.67 |
0.60 |
$23.03 |
$47,910 |
| Ohio |
18,500 |
3.40 |
1.21 |
$20.22 |
$42,060 |
| Pennsylvania |
17,430 |
2.95 |
1.06 |
$21.38 |
$44,480 |
| Indiana |
16,550 |
5.38 |
1.93 |
$20.27 |
$42,160 |
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) |
| Wyoming |
2,040 |
7.48 |
2.67 |
$29.64 |
$61,650 |
| South Dakota |
3,130 |
7.37 |
2.63 |
$18.97 |
$39,450 |
| Oklahoma |
11,390 |
7.04 |
2.52 |
$20.96 |
$43,600 |
| Louisiana |
12,820 |
6.67 |
2.38 |
$25.72 |
$53,490 |
| Wisconsin |
15,730 |
5.48 |
1.96 |
$21.99 |
$45,740 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
570 |
1.81 |
0.65 |
$32.09 |
$66,740 |
| District of Columbia |
80 |
0.11 |
0.04 |
$30.76 |
$63,980 |
| Hawaii |
530 |
0.83 |
0.30 |
$29.73 |
$61,830 |
| Wyoming |
2,040 |
7.48 |
2.67 |
$29.64 |
$61,650 |
| New Mexico |
2,080 |
2.53 |
0.90 |
$27.28 |
$56,740 |
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 |
18,610 |
6.10 |
2.18 |
$24.43 |
$50,810 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
9,680 |
1.55 |
0.55 |
$21.47 |
$44,660 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
8,890 |
2.43 |
0.87 |
$19.83 |
$41,250 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,390 |
1.58 |
0.56 |
$21.87 |
$45,490 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,330 |
0.76 |
0.27 |
$25.43 |
$52,900 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,600 |
2.04 |
0.73 |
$19.31 |
$40,160 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
4,890 |
2.47 |
0.88 |
$20.89 |
$43,450 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,700 |
2.38 |
0.85 |
$23.77 |
$49,450 |
| Tulsa, OK |
4,310 |
9.71 |
3.47 |
$21.54 |
$44,810 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
4,190 |
4.89 |
1.75 |
$22.98 |
$47,800 |
United States Department of Labor
