Career Wiring

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

O*NET-SOC 51-4121.00 · interest code RCI

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.

How this work is wired

O*NET rates every occupation 1-7 on six interest dimensions. This one leans Realistic — hands-on, physical, practical work with tools, machines, plants or animals — then Conventional and Investigative.

Realistic7.0
Investigative2.2
Artistic1.5
Social1.1
Enterprising1.6
Conventional3.8

Preparation typically needed

Job Zone 2 — some preparation — usually a high-school diploma and a few months of training.

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