Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Dakota

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

You’re in luck! Jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Dakota 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 North Dakota is growing faster than average.

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

What Major Will Prepare You For a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender Career?

• Precision Production
• Precision Metal Working
• Welding Technology/Welder

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

In North Dakota, there were 30 people working as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 80 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.

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

Job Projections for North Dakota

Jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 8.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.2%.

North Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 60 annual job openings, and a total of 530 jobs for North Dakota 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 North Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $34,900 to $50,550 with $43,950 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.78 to $24.3. The median hourly rate was $21.13.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.76 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.37.

The median salary in North Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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

The table below shows the states 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

Related Careers in North Dakota

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	North Dakota Employment Total
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,320

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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