Oakland Community College Welding Technology

  • A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards. Find colleges offering welding technology degree.
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    • Job Description
      Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. Read more about welders, cutters, and welder fitters in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,460
      • Average Annual Salary: $39,840
      • Average Hourly Rate: $19.16

      Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 2,600
      • Average Annual Salary: $45,890
      • Average Hourly Rate: $22.06
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 412,300
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 405,600
      • Percent Job Growth: -6.7%
    • Job Description
      Braze or solder together components to assemble fabricated metal parts, using soldering iron, torch, or welding machine and flux. Read more about solderers and brazers in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,460
      • Average Annual Salary: $39,840
      • Average Hourly Rate: $19.16

      Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 2,600
      • Average Annual Salary: $45,890
      • Average Hourly Rate: $22.06
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 412,300
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 405,600
      • Percent Job Growth: -6.7%
    • Job Description
      Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Read more about welding, soldering & brazing machine setters,oprs in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division

      • Average Annual Salary: $55,860
      • Average Hourly Rate: $26.85

      Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 980
      • Average Annual Salary: $38,460
      • Average Hourly Rate: $18.49
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 54,100
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 50,300
      • Percent Job Growth: -3.8%
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Welding Technology
     Total
    Overall
    All Students3
     
    By Gender
    Male3
    Female-
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien-
    American Indian-
    Black-
    Asian1
    Hispanic-
    White2
    Unknown-
     
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