Welding MasterFast Track Certificate
Master welders may find work in a variety of industries and locations, including commercial and industrial construction, offshore and underwater oil and gas drilling sites, automotive manufacturing
plants, light manufacturing to heavy industrial fabrication plants, pipelines for water, petroleum and natural gas. Many trades in manufacturing industries are adopting automated practices. As these trends continue, some welding processes may become partially or wholly automated, though well trained qualified welding operators are going to be in demand to operate the automated processes. Individuals with expert welding skills will be in demand as certified welders, certified welding operators, certified welding inspectors, certified welding educators, and with this experience individuals can qualify for specialized welding processes and quality assurance inspection services. Non Destructive Examination (NDE) inspector is another potential career that well trained welders and welding operators find available with additional NDE training. Since employers prefer applicants with diverse welding skills, acquiring expert-level training and education will help aspiring welders to be in demand in the job market for many years to come.
A Program Overview of the Energy, Manufacturing & Construction Area of Study
Welding MasterFast Track CertificateAvailable at LSC-Conroe Center and LSC-North Harris LoneStar.edu/Welding-Master
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Entry-Level Wage: $30,601
Welder (SMAW & GMAW)CertificateAvailable at LSC-Conroe Center and LSC-North Harris LoneStar.edu/Welder-Certificate
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Pipe WelderCertificateAvailable at LSC-Conroe Center and LSC-North Harris
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Updated as of May 2019
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Welding MasterFast Track Certificate
Complete your Welding MasterFast-Track Certificate in 1 year!
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Representative career titles and job positions for this program plan include: • Welder • Fabrication Welder • Fitter2
1Entry-Level Wage: $30,601 1Texas Wages and Employment Projections is brought to you by the Labor Market & Career Information (LMCI) Department of the Texas Workforce Commission. www.TexasWages.com, 2017.
2Position titles vary by employer and location.
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