Welders and related machine operators
Trades
NOC 72106
Filmed in 
Terrace
In this hands-on, diverse job, a welder can work on projects from building boats to erecting steel buildings to repairing equipment out in the field. Viviana gets to try out welding as she learns about this job, its rewarding aspects and the path to this career.

What to know

Annual Earnings
$66,739
Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities
College Diploma or Apprenticeship, 2 or more years
Job Openings
(2024-2034)
3,130

Top Skills

Every job calls for a certain set of skills. Knowing those skills is the first step in finding a good career fit.

Here, you will find the 10 most relevant workplace skills. Some are more important to achieving success in a certain career than others. These skills may come naturally to you or you may need to gain them through education, training and experience.

See the list of work-related skills below, ranked in order of importance for this career. Check out the list and see if this career matches your skills—take that first step!

Operations Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials or other indicators to make sure that a machine is working properly.

Monitoring

Keeping track of and assessing your performance, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

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Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

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Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking

Talking to others to share information effectively.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Complex Problem Solving

Being able to solve novel, ill-defined problems in complex, real-world settings.

Time Management

Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

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