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

Want to work in Florida as a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

1.5% Jobs Projection
$37,770 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Florida are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Florida is growing slower than average.

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

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

540 people worked as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 580 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 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 Florida has more Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 1.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.2%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 660 jobs for Florida Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2026.

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 Florida?

In 2018 wages for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $25,970 to $52,150 with $37,770 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.49 to $25.07. The median hourly rate was $18.16.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.31 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.85.

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

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Top Florida 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
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 120 $42,490
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 90 $37,740
Jacksonville, FL 90 $37,210
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 70 $32,500
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 30 $27,420

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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