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

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

-3% Jobs Projection

$40,500 Median Salary

30 Job Openings

While jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Oregon 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 Oregon is expected to decrease.
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Oregon earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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

230 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 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Oregon

Jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 3.4% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Oregon Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 30 annual job openings, and a total of 280 jobs for Oregon 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 Oregon?

In 2018 wages for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $30,500 to $56,840 with $40,500 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.67 to $27.33. The median hourly rate was $19.47.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.53.

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

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Top Oregon 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
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	180	$40,100

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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Occupation	Oregon Employment Total
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	4,670

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