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

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

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

-3% Jobs Projection
$40,970 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

There were 260 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 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 Nebraska has fewer Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 3.0% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 320 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 Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $30,550 to $54,640 with $40,970 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.69 to $26.27. The median hourly rate was $19.7.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.89 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.81.

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

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Top Nebraska 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
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 100 $40,470
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 50 $34,930

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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