Pre-employment Welder Jobs and Careers

Journeyperson welders typically find work as:

• vessel or structural steel assembly sites
• pipeline construction sites
• commercial construction sites
• industrial construction sites
• steel fabrication companies
• heavy equipment repair businesses
• self-owned contractor service companies

Experienced welders may:

• become a welding inspector, foreman or supervisor
• become a plant supervisor
• open their own repair shops
• work as portable rig welders who contract out their services

Learn more in the ALIS welder occupational profile.