WELDING INDUSTRY SECTOR REPORT

There are about 4,760 welding jobs in

Dallas County with an average pay of

$17.71 ($36,837) according to

Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas.

April 2018 | Labor Market Intelligence Center

Welding is both a technical skill and a creative art with many different applications, which can lead to a career in the following fields: construction, manufacturing, artistic welding, distribution and sales, education and technical sales.

As nearly 2,000 employees reach retirement in their welding profession, welding occupations offer job security as corporations like Walmart and Amazon merge toward automation.

Some welders have

the potential to

make more money

because ‘a scarcity

of welders is

[d]riving the huge

amount of overtime

that certain workers

are getting.’

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SOURCE: EMSI

39.3MALE

43.6FEMALE

Average Age by Gender in the US

W A G E I N T H O U S A N D S 0 3 0 6 0 9 0 1 2 0

Top Occupation Titles by Employment and Demand

SOURCE: JOBSEQ Q4, 2017, DFW

Team Assemblers

Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers

Machinists

Mechanical Engineers

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$29,800

$39,500

$39,700

$101,000

$64,500

DFW Employers

Hiring DCCCD Alumni

Signal Metal Industries,

Inc Stephens Pipe & Steel,

LLC

Hammond Machine

Works, Inc Southern Frac, LLC

Hensley Industries

DemographicsRace/Ethnicity

Breakdown for Welders

White

Hispanic or Latino

Black or African American

Asian

Two or More Races

American Indian or Alaska Native Native

Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

47.1%

39.1%

8.5%

3.7%

0.7%

0.7%

0.1%

A B O U T T H E I N D U S T R Y

SOURCE: EMSI INSIGHTS

SOURCE: EMSI 2018 Q2, DFW

Top Skills

• Fabrication• Manufacturing• Gas Metal Arc Welding

• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding• Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding• Flux Core Welding

Occupation Gender Breakdown MaleFemale

7%

SOURCE: EMSI Q1 2018 AND DCCCD

Welding Credit Certificate ROI

Median Annual Salary

of DCCCD Alumni: $34,560

Credit Certificate: $1,062

For more information, contact: Ben Magill, Executive Director, Labor Market Intelligence Center • bmagill@dcccd.edu • 214-378-1621

workforce.

$10.94($22,955 annually)

single adult living

in Dallas County

$22.55($46,904 annually)

single adult with

one child living

in Dallas County

$12.78($26,582 annually)

per each working adult

with one child living

in Dallas County

One of the best ways to advance your welding career is by earning a specialized certification. This opens up opportunities for more money, leadership roles and higher-level career challenges.

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AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY

Industry Recognized Certifications

• Welding Inspector• Welding Educator• Radiographic Interpreter• Welding Supervisor

• Welding Sales Representative• Welding Engineer• Welder• Robotic Arc Welding

SOURCE: AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY

It’s not always easy for a woman to succeed in such a male-dominated industry. If someone says I can’t do something, I’ll just make it a point to show that I can—and I will.

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Stephanie Graham, Instructor | Auto Body Technology, Eastfield College

E N T E R T H E W O R K F O R C ELiving Wage Household

Comparison(wage needed to support

basic needs)

SOURCE: EMSI, DFW

DCCCD DFW Texas

93%

7%

93%

5%

95%

AN INVESTMENTWORTH MAKING

ROI: $32.65

per $1.00 invested

Among welding employers, the most

significant challenge is finding welders

with strong technical skills. A majority

of respondents prefer on the job training

versus other forms of training to meet

skills needs.

SOURCE: MIT LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR, DALLAS COUNTY

SOURCE: DCCCD LMIC SURVEY OF DALLAS COUNTY WELDING EMPLOYERS