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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Massachusetts

Considering a career as a Welder, Cutter, Solderer, or Brazer in Massachusetts?

4.6% Jobs Projection
$49,950 Median Salary
240 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Massachusetts are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Massachusetts is growing slower than average.

  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Massachusetts earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Work in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, there were 3,260 people working as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in the year 2018.

There were 3,350 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 5,260 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers working in it, which means Massachusetts has fewer Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers than average.

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Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in this state are growing at a rate of 4.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

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Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 240 annual job openings, and 2,270 total jobs in 2026 for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 45,800 annual jobs and 427,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Make in Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers ranged from $32,430 to $81,000 with $49,950 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.59 to $38.94. The median hourly rate was $24.02.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $23.38 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.64.

The median salary in Massachusetts is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Massachusetts Metros for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,140 $52,670
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 1,660 $47,320
Worcester, MA-CT 460 $46,570
Springfield, MA-CT 290 $48,330
New Bedford, MA 120 $40,360
Leominster-Gardner, MA 90 $49,130

Top States for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Employment

View the list below to see where most Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 50,120 $43,400
California 26,970 $42,760
Ohio 18,220 $39,390
Pennsylvania 15,870 $40,740
Wisconsin 15,550 $42,530
Florida 13,890 $37,830
Indiana 13,870 $38,490
Michigan 13,410 $37,450
Louisiana 13,310 $51,020
Illinois 12,530 $40,090
Georgia 11,490 $36,050
Missouri 10,210 $37,790
North Carolina 10,020 $39,610
New York 9,980 $44,190
Oklahoma 9,970 $41,470
Alabama 9,580 $39,540
Tennessee 9,560 $39,220
Minnesota 9,410 $44,040
Washington 8,410 $49,770
Virginia 8,330 $46,280

Below are the states where Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $66,810
District of Columbia $60,010
Hawaii $58,010
Wyoming $57,120
Delaware $51,470
Connecticut $51,430
Louisiana $51,020
Massachusetts $49,950
Washington $49,770
Maine $49,560

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