Welding

=**Welding**=

**Why I choose this career...**
I choose this career because, I have been interested in this career since jr. high. Welding is good to have to get a good job for yourself, good money & alright hours, most people don't really get taken away from their families.

**General Description ...**
Welding laborers are important workers in many industrial and manufacturing facilities.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the demand for workers in the welding profession will increase by 5 percent in the next two decades, resulting in the creation of 22,000 new jobs.  In general, welding laborers are responsible for permanently joining pieces of metal together by applying heat or electricity. Welding laborers work from blue prints and job specifications to perform their work. Welding laborers are generally classified by the type of equipment that they use. Types of welders include, arc-welders, solderers, brazers and welding machine operators. Welders work in plants throughout the world, in industries such as structural materials manufacturing, machinery and vehicle manufacturing, construction, paper manufacturing, natural resources pipelines and utilities. In the United States, the states with the highest concentration of welders are Wyoming, Louisiana, Oklahoma and North and South Dakota.  Most welders work 40 hours per week, though production needs and deadlines may require welders to work overtime hours, with one in five welders in the United States working 50 hours or more on a regular basis. Welders typically work 12 hour days and may engage in shift work that includes time on evenings, weekends. Median wage is around $15 per hour. Welders use a variety of materials, including welding torches, soldering irons, brazing irons, welding machines, metal clips, acids, salts and electrical conductors. They work with many kinds of metals, such as iron, steel, aluminum, tin and zinc.