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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Vermont

Want to work in Vermont as a Welder, Cutter, Solderer, or Brazer? Read this first!

-3% Jobs Projection
$40,820 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

While jobs for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Vermont are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Vermont is expected to decrease.

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

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

330 people worked as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in 2018 in this state.

There were 230 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 100 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 Vermont has fewer Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers than average.

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Job Projections for Vermont

Jobs for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in this state are declining at a rate of 2.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

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Vermont Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 40 annual job openings, and 380 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 Vermont?

In 2018 wages for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers ranged from $32,610 to $60,220 with $40,820 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.68 to $28.95. The median hourly rate was $19.63.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.33 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.30.

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

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Top Vermont 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
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 140 $43,570

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

The table below shows the states 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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