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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California

Is California a good place for you to work as a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

-9% Jobs Projection
$38,780 Median Salary
300 Job Openings

While jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California is expected to decrease.

  • Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in California?

In 2018, there were 3,260 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in the state.

There were 3,340 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 510 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means California has more Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 9.1% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 300 annual job openings, and 3,000 total jobs in 2026 for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,400 annual jobs and 44,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $26,240 to $59,180 with $38,780 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.61 to $28.45. The median hourly rate was $18.65.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.91 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.74.

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

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Top California Metros for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,520 $37,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 310 $41,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 260 $32,220
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 170 $49,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 150 $44,930
Fresno, CA 70 $47,970
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 60 n/a
Stockton-Lodi, CA 50 $43,290

Top States for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Indiana 3,460 $33,200
California 3,260 $38,780
Michigan 2,750 $37,760
Ohio 2,140 $38,220
Tennessee 1,560 $39,490
Mississippi 1,500 $35,630
Pennsylvania 1,410 $39,870
Illinois 1,400 $35,610
Texas 1,360 $37,970
Massachusetts 1,260 $44,900
Missouri 970 $33,840
Alabama 910 $34,960
North Carolina 900 $40,990
Kentucky 890 $36,580
New Jersey 850 $30,660
Iowa 850 $40,360
Minnesota 780 $42,450
Georgia 720 $36,960
Arkansas 630 $40,600
Connecticut 590 $37,330

Below are the states where Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $44,900
North Dakota $43,950
South Dakota $43,920
Louisiana $43,640
Minnesota $42,450
South Carolina $42,420
North Carolina $40,990
Nebraska $40,970
Arkansas $40,600
Oregon $40,500

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