Hi guys, I'm a 24m wanting to get into the mines. Finished my apprenticeship and been qualified for a year now and am living and working in Cairns, QLD. Applied to numerous places online but most applications came back with negative news. I'm currently trying to do my confined space ticket and working at heights hoping that will help my applications. Anyone able to give me some advice on how to get in or maybe what tickets I may need to get me in? Any help is greatly appreciated

Any jobs in Vegas? I know SMAW, GMAW, and FCAW.

I've always wanted to weld, going into highschool but ended up dropping school entirely. l've decided that now is more of a time than ever to start doing what I've always wanted in the back of my head. I just had a few questions that Google isn't really answering properly (I think)

1. Where would I start schooling to be a welder? I've heard Lina but haven't explored my options yet as I'm not too familiar with it.

2. What's the average time in school to graduate with your license and how hard is it to find apprenticeship works while schooling?

3. What's the expected salary starting from apprenticeship and expected salary as you further your craft and experience?

4. How was your experience in finding a job after school or during school? Is there a lot of demand and travel for jobs? (I wouldn't mind relocating for better opportunities.)

5. Do you still enjoy it after x amount of years working? Anything you would do differently to better your odds for your future?

6. If you could give anyone starting out 3 pieces of advice that you think would hold the most value to someone's new journey, what would they be?

Thank you for your time reading this, don't be shy to add some more info on anything you might have experienced and I may have not considered, such as average cost of equipment and maintenance.

Based here in Southern Ontario, Canada

I just graduated from welding school and need to get a jib decently close to home so I can save up some money

I've been thinking a lot about the shortage of welding professionals and what might be hindering the needed growth in the profession. I am curious to know:

• What do you think are the main reasons for the shortage in the welding profession?
• What are the biggest challenges you or others face in choosing or continuing a welding career?
• Have you ever heard of the term "industrial hygiene"?

I'm trying to validate some ideas. One idea is to provide information and education/tutorial on how welders can access tools to monitor exposure to hazards like fumes and heat. Do you think something like this could improve the growth of the profession? I'd appreciate more detailed feedback if you can provide it https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GYC6JB2 Thanks!

So I'm a high school student and Im making a bbq in my welding class and I have been having to fill a decent amount of gaps cuz I have been cutting the peices out with a plasma touch so they ain't straight but I was wondering what is the best type of welding between stick and mig, those being the only two I'm proficient with, at feeling gaps and what is the best pattern/ technique for filling said gaps

Other info Im working with 1/4 thick metal and I'm mostly doing but welds most angled at like a 45°

Hello everyone! I'm looking to get into commercial diving/ underwater welding and was wondering if anyone knows good schools for it? I've researched some schools in Houston but there's a lot of mixed ratings. Most just say don't go to Texas. Any help would be most grateful, thanks!

I’m the Operations Manager of a small/medium size company near Baton Rouge Louisiana. I’m looking for 8+ Welder/Fitters to do heavy steel fabrication. GMAW, FCAW, & some SMAW

If you’re interested, send me a PM and I’ll send you to our website link.

Starting at $30+/hr for experienced candidates.

I want to get into the welding field, and I found online classes but I don't know if this is the right way to go. All the "in person" school/classes are to far away (I can only walk or bus). I'm new to all this and I just want to get a foot in the door

Hello; I am hoping that you will be able to help. I graduated from TYST with my welding cert but all jobs require work experience. Does anyone have any advice on what the next step is? Should I go for apprenticeship? I live in PA and having trouble getting into a welding position with my limited experience. Thank you for any help you can provide.

So there are a handful of truck repair and auto body solderer jobs in my area, a couple of which I'm considering applying to if the positions are still open when i finish school in december, however I know nothing about cars or trucks. How important is prior knowledge about cars & trucks when getting these kinds of jobs? Obviously the company would prefer someone that already has the relevant knowledge even if its not required, but typically how important is said knowledge?

I'm a aprentice welder in oil industry (2 years) The salary I'm expecting after aprenticeship is roughly 25-28 euro.

The company I'm in speciales in tig and mainly use super duplex stainless steel. Btw I work with mostly pipes and alot of rigging.

Is the salary any good?

17f have some experience welding but not experienced yk. Can I get a travel welding job as a apprentice or do I need work in a shop first? And if yall have any tips for being a travel welder lmk I'm trying get into as soon as I'm 18 so I can move

Lately I’ve been thinking about my career and am seriously thinking about going to Finland in a year or two because they have a high demand in the trade, was wondering if anyone had any more details or insider information or if there’s any other European company or countries that are a better fit for welding. Thank you!!

Bought a mig 140 machine off marketplace, pretty much brand new. Now the wire is not feeding when I pull the trigger.

Plugged it in at my buddies house when I first got it, everything was fine it fed wire did everything it needed to do, packed it up and took it to the house, the gun wire did accidentally get slammed in the door, so that could be the problem, but any other advice is helpful. I went to HF earlier and swapped the gun out with the one on display, so I have a new gun now, but I haven’t gotten to the machine yet since where I stay at doesn’t have proper outlets, I’ll be up there in 2 days to see if that was the issue. If anybody has any other advice please let me know. I also messed around with tension, tried my best at cleaning the feeding wheels off, and switching the 2T/4T option also messing with wire speed, it just wouldn’t Ingage at all.

So I recently finished getting my certification on the 30th of July and have been searching for welding jobs since the beginning of July. Took almost two months but August 19th I finally got offered a job in Wisconsin for $21.33/hr, only problem was, I needed to work 30 days to be eligible for relocation assistance. Would cost about 3000 to move and despite letting my parents know 2 months before I even started applying, still have 3 months before I even had to move, AND them being the ones to tell me to start looking for places, they told me after I got the job that they wouldn’t help pay for the move. There’s no local jobs in my area hiring for some reason, welding or otherwise, so I’m struggling to get any money together to do the move on my own. Does anyone have a recommendations for jobs where I can get the relocation assistance immediately after being offered the job?

I am looking to better understand the Welding Industry as part of a start-up studio evaluating NASA lab developed technology for commercial potential.  As such, we are performing discovery research on the viability of a technology to reduce hand fatigue and strain in the welding industry.  I am not selling anything, my aim is purely to understand the industry in terms of habits, strain issues, durations, safety protocols, etc to see if the technology should be further developed.  Would anyone be open to a brief 15-20 min conversation or email exchange to share your industry expertise?  

I’m 20(male). I’m currently on a study permit and living in the Vancouver area. I’m interested in starting a career in welding. I plan to complete my 2-year study program by May 2026, after which I aim to enroll in a 9-month foundation-level course in welding. I’ve heard that securing an apprenticeship in welding can be challenging. Given this, I’d like to explore my options after completing the foundation course. Specifically, I’d appreciate guidance on potential pathways to gain hands-on experience and advance in the welding field after finishing the course.

I'm currently looking for a better company to work for I stay in the Lewisville tx area. I've got 4years MiG welding experience with metal core wire and flux core also I'm looking for any leads around that area that anyone may have

Me and my buddy created a blog to highlight interesting high-paying welding jobs across the U.S., share industry trends, and any interesting welding stuff. Would love any feedback.

You can find the link here:

https://weldingjobs.substack.com/p/welding-jobs-1?

Hello all, currently doing welding at a community college. I’m a pre-apprentice in the UA and working for a shop that has a really nice welding set up that I can utilize occasionally after hours also. I am doing advanced stick and pipe welding as well as basic tig over the next two semesters so that by the next apprenticeship, I have some solid hours put in. The Local I’m in is great, but I’m thinking we will be moving more inland eventually, so the boilermakers might be better where I can travel for work. That all being said, i’ve always been intrigued by boilermaker work. From what I’ve read on here though a lot of people claim it to be a dying trade however some say regions are continuing to boom. My local lodge would be in Pittsburgh California and we have a lot of refineries. How is the amount of work in my area? How long are you working out of the year and also how does the pay and pension stack up the UA. The UA local that could be better for my eventual move is 342, and id join as a steamfitter/welder apprentice. It has alot of industrial work in the refineries as well. Either way stoked to be on the journey and all wisdom and advice helps Thanks

Hello everyone, i am a recent grad from a welding trade school. I received my mig flat ticket and smaw all positions tickets are pending results. It's been almost two months, have applied to about 50-100 places for work, noone's ready to hire a new welder with school experience! How come? Is there really noone out there willing to offer a job (even if its low pay) to beginners ?!

I want to work aboard as a welder/fabricator but I don’t know anyone aboard welding.

How do I find remote welding work in the world and also which is the best welding qualification to employers look for? I’ve 9 years experience welding but I’m not coded.

Like the title says im looking for a traveling pipe job 6010 root 7018 fill and cap. Id prefer if the test was closeish like 5-6 hrs away from the Philadelphia area at most but ill travel if needed

I graduated welding school in June of 2023. I wasn't able to get a job fresh out of school because of my mother's health. I also don't have my own welding machine so I'm really out of practice. I'm about to take a small loan with the bank to help pay for a machine and help build credit. I live in Murfreesboro TN and I'm not quite ready to move hours away just for a job. What would the best decision be for me? I'd love to become someone's apprentice or student. All I want to do is get better at welding. I'm willing to work any job that will help me achieve that. Any help or information is greatly appreciated.

I graduate welding school in October and I’m wanting to get opinions on what I should do. Any good companies etc I should check out? I’m open to traveling and want to put in that work to make great money. I like all processes except Tig. Just not a fan of it. Im in Dallas, Texas by the way.

Hello,

I’ve got 3 years of experience in sanitary welding with a welding technology certification I obtained in Missouri, USA, through a community college, and I wanted to move to the UK to continue my career. I was wondering what type of steps or qualifications I would need. I’m aware I would need to find an employer that can sponsor me, I’m not sure how challenging that would be, so I would like to find out more if anyone else has taken this route. Thank you

Hello everyone, i have an interview/weld test coming up at procor limited in Oakville, ON, Canada for stick welding all positions. Any ideas or suggestions as to what kind of a weld test they might ask of me? I've given cwb test for stick all positions and passed but i dont know what kind of weld test be for this company? If anyone else ever has gone through it, any suggestions/recommendations would be highly appreciated. TIA !