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

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

Get the information you need to know about working as a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender.

-10% Jobs Projection
$35,610 Median Salary
170 Job Openings

While jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Illinois 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 Illinois is expected to decrease.

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

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

1,400 people worked as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,800 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 400 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 Illinois has more Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 9.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 170 annual job openings, and a total of 1,670 jobs for Illinois 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 Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $24,970 to $50,360 with $35,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.01 to $24.21. The median hourly rate was $17.12.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.41 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.29.

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

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Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,000 $34,760
St. Louis, MO-IL 290 $34,460
Peoria, IL 130 $38,100
Rockford, IL 120 $39,140
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 70 $34,280

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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