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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Education


Required Level of Education
  • High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) = 49.66%
  • Less than a High School Diploma = 16.02%
  • Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 11.14%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades) = 11.06%
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master = 5.81%
  • Bachelor's Degree = 5.72%
  • Post-Doctoral Training = 0.60%

Related Work Experience
  • None = 47.09%
  • Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 13.24%
  • Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 10.61%
  • Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 9.32%
  • Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 8.29%
  • Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 6.59%
  • Up to and including 1 month = 2.68%
  • Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 2.19%

On-Site or In-Plant Training
  • Up to and including 1 month = 32.74%
  • None = 24.38%
  • Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 12.14%
  • Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 11.62%
  • Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 8.91%
  • Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 6.12%
  • Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.08%

On-the-Job Training
  • Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 34.86%
  • Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 16.71%
  • None or short demonstration = 16.34%
  • Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 12.08%
  • Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 10.60%
  • Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.03%
  • Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.38%


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