Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by state
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is a professional role in the Production job family, focused on Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss do
Typical education: Post-Secondary Certificate
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Top skills:Operations MonitoringOperation and ControlSpeakingReading ComprehensionMonitoringCritical Thinking
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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by industry
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
26,980 workers
$52,000
Wholesale Trade
1,650 workers
$49,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
1,240 workers
$44,000
Construction
830 workers
$56,500
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
240 workers
$69,500
Other Services (except Public Administration)
210 workers
$55,500
Utilities
120 workers
$76,000
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
70 workers
$82,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pays 5% below the average across 105 roles in the Production job family (family average $55,000).
How much does a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make?
The average base salary for a Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the United States is $52,000 per year, or about $25.00 per hour.
What is the typical salary range?
Pay typically falls between $42,000 and $59,500 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.
How does this compare with other Production roles?
The Production job family averages $55,000 across 105 roles tracked by WePayFairly.
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