Manufacturing career directory
Welder Apprentice
Welder Apprentice: learn material preparation, weld safety, fit-up, and supervised welding practice as a helper or through an apprenticeship. Specific duties vary by employer and equipment.
This is a career information profile, not an advertised job opening.
What the worker does
- Learn material preparation, weld safety, fit-up, and supervised welding practice as a helper or through an apprenticeship.
- Follow the applicable machine guarding, PPE, energy-isolation, and material-handling procedures for assigned work.
- Document work and quality checks; report unsafe conditions, equipment problems, or nonconforming product.
Skills, machines and equipment
- PPE
- Material preparation
- Welding safety
- Basic drawings
Education and training
A structured employer or sponsor apprenticeship combines supervised work and related instruction. This profile does not represent an available or registered program.
Ask employers or registered apprenticeship sponsors about a Welder Apprentice pathway, entry requirements, related instruction, wages, and supervised skill milestones. No program availability or admission is guaranteed.
Apprenticeships
Ask an employer or registered apprenticeship sponsor about current programs, eligibility, training and pay. A career profile does not confirm that a program is available.
Salary reference
A reliable pay range is not available for this profile. Confirm wages with the employer or apprenticeship sponsor.
Occupational-group wage references are not guaranteed pay for this specialty or an employer's offer.
Career advancement
- Build safe working habits, document learned skills, and progress toward independent work after employer assessment.
- Explore setup, specialist, or technician responsibilities as relevant skills and experience develop.
How Do I Get This Job?
- Review the skills and responsibilities above.
- A structured employer or sponsor apprenticeship combines supervised work and related instruction. This profile does not represent an available or registered program.
- Ask employers or registered apprenticeship sponsors about a Welder Apprentice pathway, entry requirements, related instruction, wages, and supervised skill milestones. No program availability or admission is guaranteed.
- Compare real openings and confirm requirements directly with the employer.
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Related career information
Sources and limitations
ShopFloor editorial manufacturing job title. Supporting O*NET reference: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121.00). This is a specialty or workplace role, not a separately verified O*NET occupation. The mapping describes related work; employers determine actual duties and requirements. Skills, training suggestions, and advancement guidance are ShopFloor editorial content, not O*NET findings or guaranteed qualifications. Apprentice pay is not inferred from qualified-worker wage data. Confirm wages, availability, eligibility, and program registration with the employer or apprenticeship sponsor. O*NET® 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0. ShopFloor adapted occupational grouping, selected manufacturing-relevant occupations, and retained seven legacy guide titles. Specialties and alternative titles are grouped under O*NET occupations; these occupations can also occur outside manufacturing. Source: https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html. No wage, vacancy, certification, or video data is implied. ShopFloor advancement suggestions are general editorial guidance, not O*NET findings or guaranteed career progression. BLS wage ranges, when available, are national 25th–75th percentiles for the source occupational grouping, across industries; they are not local, apprentice, entry-level, or specialty-specific offers.