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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Production · SOC 51-4121
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$53,750
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
48,800
Proj. Annual Openings
416,210
Employment (OEWS 2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.8%
Top Skills
1.Quality Control Analysis
2.Monitoring
3.Critical Thinking
4.Judgment and Decision Making
5.Operations Monitoring
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Assembly Line Brazer, Brazer, Fabrication Welder, Maintenance Welder, MIG Welder (Metal Inert Gas Welder), Solderer
Representative Tasks
- •Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
- •Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
- •Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- •Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
- •Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Maintain safety.
- •Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- •Operate welding equipment.
- •Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
- •Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
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Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $53,750 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |