Welding As An Occupation
ince welding has become gas, and flame torches, and other
the principal and most types of welding equipment to
effective means of perform welding tasks, depending
fabricating, bonding and on the type, size and amount of
repairing most metal products, work.
the demand for professional
welders have also increased in After gathering information,
major industries like drawing plans and reading
shipbuilding, aerospace, blueprints, welders use hoists or
automobile manufacturing, cranes to move and secure
machinery manufacturing, bridges, workpieces, which may also be
Pipefitting, power plants etc. done manually if the size of the
workpieces is smaller. After
In 1994, there were 416,000 jobs that, welds are created in a
in the United States held by variety of positions, such as
people engaged in the welding flat, vertical, or overhead,
occupation. This number had depending on the position the
increased to 452,000 jobs in workpiece. Once the workpieces
2002. Majority of these welders are positioned and cleaned, they
were employed in manufacturing, use the welding equipment to
services, construction, or carry out their work of
wholesale trade. repairing, fabricating and
bonding metal parts.
Main Activities Involved in
Welding Jobs: What does it take to become a
welder?
Many welding jobs are manual, but
some jobs may necessitate the use Since there is no room for errors
of machinery to perform some in this occupation, before taking
tasks. Welders may also use arc, up a welding job, a person must
first have: and computers. Certain employers
also provide on-the-job
1. Good eyesight; trainings. There is also a
2. Good hand-eye coordination; certification process in which a
3. Manual dexterity; worker has to go through a number
4. Ability to concentrate on of tests and examinations to
detailed work for long periods; become a certified welder.
5. Ability to bend, stoop, and
work in awkward positions; and The welding occupation also
6. Willingness to undergo demands certain basic knowledge
training and perform tasks in in areas like:
other production jobs
1. Mechanics
Most welding jobs require a 2. Building and Construction
candidate to have a high school 3. Production and Processing
diploma or GED (General 4. Engineering and Technology
Educational Development), and
complete a formal training Employment Opportunities for
program or an on-the-job Welders:
training. There are a number of
training schools and institutions Since almost every industry, big
for welders. Course durations may or small, uses welding at some
range from a few weeks to several stage of production and
years depending on if it's a manufacturing, including the
low-skilled or a high-skilled repair and maintenance of
position. Subjects in a welder's equipments, the demand for
training course may include professional welders is expected
blueprint reading, shop to grow. However, with the
mathematics, mechanical drawing, increase in the number of
physics, chemistry, metallurgy automated welding systems, job
openings for welders may not be In this respect, skilled and
as broad as it used to be. But certified welders seem to have
some maintenance, repair and better employment opportunities,
other works in manufacturing stressing more on the importance
cannot be performed solely by of undergoing certification
automated machines. Most of them process and skilled technical
have to be operated by man too. training.
About the Author:
James Jones has been reporting on various high profile subjects online since 1998. You can read more about Welding and Welding Occupations at his site http://www.IndustrialWelder.info .
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