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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Carolina

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Carolina

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

-3% Jobs Projection
$42,420 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

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

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

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

In South Carolina, there were 580 people working as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 520 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 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 South Carolina has more Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 3.3% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 60 annual job openings, and 590 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 South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $27,910 to $70,000 with $42,420 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.42 to $33.65. The median hourly rate was $20.39.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.19 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.20.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 210 $39,600
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 140 $34,780
Spartanburg, SC 120 $46,190
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 50 $31,440

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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