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Welding Jobs, How Many Are There?

There are literally thousands of welding jobs posted on the internet. If you want those jobs, you
need to know how to take and pass a weld test.
Recently I attended the AWS Instructors Institute in Miami, FL where I had the privilege of
presenting to the conference attendees.
A skill trade through education from any of the many prestigious welding schools in the US is
all about the same end result, make students job ready. Teaching them all the necessary skills
and muscle memory that allows them the best chance to pass any welding skill test that an
employer requires for employment is how students get there.
If we get into the weeds at a ground level view, here is what Hobart Institute experiences on a daily basis. Looking
at 2 key talent categories, Employers and Employees (students), Hobart Institute of Welding Technology has posted
It is a well-known fact that welding is a high demand trade with an incredible shortage, as AWS
(at the time of presentation) 162 employers and 1130 welding jobs. The consensus of what those 162 employers
predicts a shortage of 370,000 jobs by 2026. This is an ever changing number and no one really
want in a candidate is to be drug free, dependable and able to pass a weld test. The graduating students want
employers to offer good money, a career path and longevity.
knows the exact amount, but it is substantial.
A critical factor is the ability to pass a weld test; all 162 employers require a weld test of each candidate to hire.
Learning how to craft your skill correctly is highly critical. However, those skills must translate to being able to
Here is a quick snapshot (Fig. A) of the quantity of welding jobs available from 11 top search
assess employer’s needs and pass a weld test accordingly.
sites. By just keying “welder” and then making the assumption of a 10% duplication from site
Here is what an employer can expect from a HIWT graduate during a 38 week, 1330 clock hours at 80-85% hands
on time program:
to site, and stopping once the word “welder” had some attachments i.e. welder helper, welder
48 destructive tests
HIWT Graduate
52 knowledge tests
By Scott A. Mazzulla, President administrator etc., the results speak volumes.
5 QC-­‐7 Certifications
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
For the jobs employers want to fill, be dependable, drug free and enhance your skill to pass the weld tests that
industry needs. Skill development starts with a great education and time under the hood.
Fig. A
Internet Search Site Welder Postings
Monster >1,000
Career Builder >900
indeed 11,000
simply hired 10,000
glassdoor 9,500
aol find a job 9,000
snag a job 600
job.com 4,000
beyond 17,000
zip recruiter 35,000
LinkedIn 5,000
TOTAL WELDER POSTINGS 103,000

If we get into the weeds at a ground level view, here is what Hobart Institute experiences on a daily basis. Looking at 2 key talent
categories, Employers and Employees (students), Hobart Institute of Welding Technology has posted (at the time of presentation) 162
employers and 1130 welding jobs. The consensus of what those 162 employers want in a candidate is to be drug free, dependable and
able to pass a weld test. The graduating students want employers to offer good money, a career path and longevity.

A critical factor is the ability to pass a weld test; all 162 employers require a weld test of each candidate to hire. Learning how to craft
your skill correctly is highly critical. However, those skills must translate to being able to assess employer’s needs and pass a weld test
accordingly.

Here is what an employer can expect from a HIWT graduate during a 38 week, 1330 clock hours at 80-85% hands on time program:
48 destructive tests

52 knowledge tests
5 QC-7 Certifications
For the jobs employers want to fill, be dependable, drug free and enhance your skill to pass the weld tests that industry needs. Skill
development starts with a great education and time under the hood.

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