About the job
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, Brazer
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
- Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
- Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments.
- Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
- 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.
- Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
- Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
About the test (Full Version)
The Welder, Cutter, Solderer, Brazer Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Welder, Cutter, Solderer, Brazer test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Memory / Attention to Detail / Logic & Reasoning
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Personality
- Adaptability / Flexibility
- Conscientiousness
- Reliability
- Service Orientation
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $36,830 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $42,760 or less |
| Median: | | $48,940 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $59,900 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $72,970 or more |
| Hourly US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $17.71 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $20.56 or less |
| Median: | | $23.53 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $28.80 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $35.08 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2023: | | 454,500 |
| 2033 (projected): | | 463,800 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 45,800 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Production and Processing
- Mechanical
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Design
- Engineering and Technology
- Education and Training
- Public Safety and Security
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Top Skills
- Quality Control Analysis
- Monitoring
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Operation and Control
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Top Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Near Vision
- Finger Dexterity
- Problem Sensitivity
- Control Precision
- Manual Dexterity
- Oral Comprehension
- Selective Attention
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| Education Requirements |
| No High School Diploma: | | 21% |
| High School Diploma: | | 54% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate: | | 12% |
| Some College: | | 11% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 13% |
| Less than 1 Month: | | 6% |
| 1 - 3 Months: | | 6% |
| 3 - 6 Months: | | 4% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 10% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 34% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 19% |
| 4 - 6 Years: | | 4% |
| 6 - 8 Years: | | 4% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: Acetylene Burner, Acetylene Cutter, Acetylene Operator, Acetylene Torch Burner, Acetylene Torch Operator, Acetylene Torch Solderer, Aluminum Welder, Arc Cutter, Arc Wedler, Arc Welder, Assembler Brazer, Assembly Line Brazer, Atomic Welder, Bar Welder, Barrel Ribs Solderer, Basin Finish Operator, Bit Welder, Blade Worker, Blow Torch Burner, Blow Torch Operator, Body Welder, Boiler Welder, Bonder, Brazer, Brazing Furnace Operator, Burner, Butt Welder, Can Solderer, Certified Maintenance Welder, Combination Welder, Connector, Cutting Torch Operator, Deicer Finisher, Die Welder, Dip Brazier, Dipper, Electric Arc Welder, Electric Solderer, Electric Spot Welder, Electric Welder, Electrical Solderer, Experimental Welder, Fabrication Welder, Filament Welder, Flame Burner, Flame Cutter, Flash Welder, Frame Welder, Gas Brazer, Gas Burner Operator, Gas Cutter, Gas Torch Brazier, Gas Torch Solderer, Gas Welder, Getter Welder, Gun Welder, Hand Thermal Cutter, Heliarc Welder, Helium Arc Welder, Induction Heating Equipment Setter, Industrial Welder, Iron Cutter, Lap Welder, Line Welder, Machine Operator, Maintenance Welder, Metal Fabrication Welder, Metal Solderer, Metal Welder, MIG Welder (Metal Inert Gas Welder), Oxyacetylene Burner, Oxyacetylene Cutter, Oxyacetylene Torch Operator, Oxyacetylene Welder, Oxyhydrogen Welder, Pipe Welder, Production Line Solderer, Production Line Welder, Production Welder, Rail Bonder, Refrigeration Brazer, Refrigeration Solderer, Resistance Brazer, Retrofit Welder, Robotic Welder, Scrap Burner, Scrap Cutter, Scrap Iron Cutter, Scrap Metal Burner, Setup Welder, Sheet Metal Welder, Shotweld Operator, Silver Brazer, Silver Solderer, Solderer, Solderer Dipper, Soldering Technician (Soldering Tech), Spot Welder, Steel Burner, Steel Cutter, Steel Welder, Stick Welder, Stitch Welder, Structural Welder, Sub Arc Operator, Tack Welder, Tank Welder, Thermite Welder, TIG Welder (Tungsten Inert Gas Welder), Torch Burner, Torch Cutter, Torch Heater, Torch Operator, Torch Shearer, Torch Solderer, Torch Straightener, Ultrasonic Hand Solderer, Ultrasonic Solderer, Underwater Welder, Unionmelt Operator, Weld Layout Worker, Welder, Welder Fabricator, Welder Fitter, Welder Operator, Welder Technician (Welder Tech), Welding Burner, Welding Setter, Welding Specialist, Welding Technician, Welding Tester, Wire Welder, Wirer
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