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WELDERS, CUTTERS, SOLDERERS, AND BRAZERS: ALABAMA
Occupation Description
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.
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State and National Wages
| Location |
Pay
Period |
2009 |
| 10% |
25% |
Median |
75% |
90% |
| United States |
Hourly |
$11.26 |
$13.60 |
$16.71 |
$20.39 |
$25.20 |
| Yearly |
$23,400 |
$28,300 |
$34,800 |
$42,400 |
$52,400 |
| Alabama |
Hourly |
$10.77 |
$12.66 |
$15.22 |
$18.58 |
$22.28 |
| Yearly |
$22,400 |
$26,300 |
$31,700 |
$38,600 |
$46,300 |
- High is the wage at which 90% of workers earn less and 10% earn more.
- Middle is the wage at which 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
- Low is the wage at which 10% of workers earn less and 90% earn more.
- High is the wage at which 90% of workers earn less and 10% earn more.
- Middle is the wage at which 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
- Low is the wage at which 10% of workers earn less and 90% earn more.
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National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Survey
State Data Source: Alabama Wage Information
State and National Trends
| United States |
Employment |
Percent
Change |
Job Openings 1 |
| 2008 |
2018 |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
412,300 |
405,600 |
-2%
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12,630
| Alabama |
Employment |
Percent
Change |
Job Openings 1 |
| 2006 |
2016 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
9,310 |
11,490 |
+23%
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420
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1Job Openings refers to the average annual job openings due to growth and net replacement.
Note: The data for the State Employment Trends and the National Employment Trends are not directly comparable. The projections period for state data is 2006-2016, while the projections period for national data is 2008-2018.
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National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections
State Data Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, Labor Market Information Division
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