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Overview
Welders operate welding equipment in order to join metal workpieces together. They can use fusion welding processes based on different techniques and materials.
In job descriptions, look for concrete responsibility around cutting technologies, flammable fluids, fuel gas and metal thermal conductivity. These details show how welder work connects to Welders and flamecutters tasks, deliverables, documentation and follow-up.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Welders operate welding equipment in order to join metal workpieces together. They can use fusion welding processes based on different techniques and materials. Day to day, welder work is shaped by cutting technologies, flammable fluids, fuel gas, metal thermal conductivity and quality standards and by the expectations of Welders and flamecutters. A useful role description should name the work with cutting technologies, flammable fluids and fuel gas, the expected result and the handover that follows from those occupation-specific tasks.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills for welder include cutting technologies, flammable fluids, fuel gas, metal thermal conductivity and quality standards. These capabilities matter because the role turns specialist knowledge into practical decisions, documents, services or results that other people can use. Specialization should stay close to the occupation’s core subject matter and the responsibilities described for Welders and flamecutters.
Salary context
Salary context for welder is best compared through scope and responsibility rather than a single figure. Look at how much autonomy the role has for cutting technologies, flammable fluids, fuel gas, metal thermal conductivity and quality standards, how complex the Welders and flamecutters environment is, and whether the work includes supervision, review, planning or accountability for finished results.
Career paths
Career development for welder can move from focused tasks in cutting technologies toward broader responsibility for flammable fluids, coordination with related specialists, or deeper expertise in Welders and flamecutters. Progress usually depends on evidence of reliable work, clear documentation, sound judgement and the ability to explain occupation-specific decisions.
Good to know
When reviewing welder roles, check which part of the work is central: cutting technologies, flammable fluids, fuel gas, metal thermal conductivity and quality standards. A useful vacancy should make clear the working environment, the outputs expected, the people who use the results, and how quality, safety, performance or follow-up is handled.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include brazier, electron beam welder and welding coordinator.
Explore this activityMachining of metals
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include solderer and laser beam welder.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-4122.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
51-2041.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
51-4121.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
24.2Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel25.53Machining of metals
Alternative labels
fitter
repair and maintenance technician
gas welder
oxyacetylene welder
repair fitter
naval welder
steel welder
maintenance technician
arc welder
aircraft welder
naval metalworker
construction welder
repair technician
underwater welder
aerospace welder
maintenance welder
marine welder
oxy welder
motor vehicle welder
repair welder
oxy-fuel welder
boiler welder
production welder
welding practitioner
Occupation group
Welders and flamecutters (7212)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7aedaa07-3884-4c5b-88f9-80997b2aa54b |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7212.3 |
| ISCO group | 7212 |
| Concept type | Occupation |