Welding

The average national salary for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Arizona was $43,480 in 2017, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Welders in Arizona made a mean hourly wage of $20.91 and a median hourly wage of $18.79.[1] Read on to learn what factors influence salary for welders in Arizona and […]

Are you considering welding as a career? It can be a good career move. Skilled trades positions are currently the hardest to fill in the U.S., and a good vocational school is just the place to earn the qualifications to potentially land one.[1] And your timing for entering a welding training program couldn’t be better. […]

Learning a versatile, up-to-date welding skillset is one of the best ways to improve job opportunities.[1] The more you know how to weld, the greater the number of positions that could be a good fit for you. Many companies are also looking for applicants with formal welding training.[2] The good news is that welding school […]

Pipelines are the veins of modern cities and towns. They transport drinking water, gas, oil and much, much more. Without them, keeping your home warm in the winter, cooking dinner and driving to work wouldn’t be possible. Who constructs, maintains, repairs, and replaces pipes and pipelines? Pipe welders, of course![1] Learn more about this welding […]

Think welding is a job only men can do? Think again. Women proved they were deft metal fusers when they helped win WWII. The real Rosie the Riveters welded the munitions, ships and airplanes that were pivotal on the front lines.[1] Seventy-three years later, the nation faces a new crisis and needs women to pick […]

Do you like building and fixing things? Want to get paid for doing it? Then you’ve made the right choice by enrolling in a welding training program, because that’s exactly what a career fusing metal could hold for you. But did you know you could ply the trade in exotic countries, out on the open […]

There is much more to welding than meets the eye. It’s an art form with a lot of different processes. Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is one of the most well-known and important arc welding processes out there. Developed in the late 1940s, this process is popular in industry thanks to its ease of use, […]