Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters Go Back to List Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Tasks
	Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
	Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
	Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
	Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
	Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
	Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.
	Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
	Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
	Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
	Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.

Skills
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Knowledge
	Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
	Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
	Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $62,679.00 $30.13  $20.44  $22.71 - $37.54  Bridgeport/Stamford $63,693.00 $30.62  $19.79  $22.09 - $37.47  Danbury $54,921.00 $26.41  $19.17  $21.71 - $30.28  Hartford $63,652.00 $30.60  $21.82  $24.10 - $35.90  New Haven $55,934.00 $26.90  $18.09  $19.66 - $31.15  Waterbury $52,510.00 $25.25  $17.94  $18.49 - $29.36  Torrington $49,645.00 $23.87  $16.77  $16.81 - $30.09

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   274   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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