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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Washington

Your path to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Washington: wage evidence, licensing, training, apprenticeships and funding in one place.

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Wage evidence

Median and mean figures with percentiles, shown against the national figure. Suppressed values stay blank.

Wage evidence for this state compared with the national figure
StatisticThis stateNational
Median hourly$30—
Median annual$63,020—
Mean hourly$32—
Mean annual$66,340—
10th percentile (hourly)$23—
25th percentile (hourly)$26—
75th percentile (hourly)$35—
90th percentile (hourly)$41—
Source: BLS May 2025 OEWS State estimatesData year: 2025Period: MayVerified: Oct 7, 2026
Percentiles are population wage percentiles, not promised starting wages. Mean and median are shown separately. Suppressed figures stay blank rather than being estimated. Reported relative error for the mean wage estimate is 0.8% (uncertainty metadata, not a confidence interval).

Career pathway

Verified progression stages where the data provides them.

This data release provides a single verified overview stage for this selection rather than a full multi-stage ladder.

Washington Welding career pathway overview

  1. 1

    Welding training to employer qualification and optional certification

    Build process-specific welding skill through training, apprenticeship, or supervised work; complete employer or job-code performance qualification where required. AWS Certified Welder is a portable voluntary credential unless a particular employer, contract, code, or jurisdiction requires it. No exact occupation-mapped state license record was found in the acquired state-submitted bulk file; this does not establish that no state, contractor, specialty, or local requirement exists.

    Credential: Employer/job-code qualification; optional AWS Certified Welderpathway overviewVerified: Oct 8, 2026
    Verified career pathwayPathway is informational and does not guarantee eligibility, licensure, or employment.

Planning checklist

These are planning actions, not newly asserted legal requirements.

  • Confirm the licensing or registration body for your state
  • Check local or municipal requirements for your area
  • Compare training and registered apprenticeship options
  • Review funding pathways you may be eligible for

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Licensing & regulation

How this trade is regulated in this state, and where local research is still needed.

No general occupational license identified in the acquired evidence for this state. This is not proof that no requirement applies — registration, contractor or local rules may still apply.

Primary regulatory structure

industry certification or qualification (not universally mandatory); employer-specific qualification or training; no general state occupational license identified in acquired state-submitted data

Responsible authority: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; employer; American Welding Society for optional credential

Classification verified: Oct 8, 2026

Official source

State individual licensing

Not identified

State registration

Not identified

Local / municipal licensing

Not identified

Contractor / business licensing

Not identified

Federal credentialing

false

Industry certification

optional

Employer-specific requirements

Identified

Specific credential records

No specific publishable credential records for this selection.

Training options

Verified current training programs. Availability, tuition and delivery mode are separate facts.

  • Welding Technology

    Walla Walla Community College

    Cost: Cost not confirmed

    Listed as WIOA-eligible. This is not proof of personal funding — eligibility is determined by your local workforce board.

    Current program evidenceCurrent evidence does not guarantee enrollment, an open intake, a seat, or individual funding eligibility.
    Verified: Oct 8, 2026Walla Walla, WA
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  • Welding

    Bates Technical College

    Cost: Cost not confirmed

    Listed as WIOA-eligible. This is not proof of personal funding — eligibility is determined by your local workforce board.

    Current program evidenceCurrent evidence does not guarantee enrollment, an open intake, a seat, or individual funding eligibility.
    Verified: Oct 8, 2026Tacoma, WA
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  • Welding Technologies

    Clark College

    Cost: Cost not confirmed

    Listed as WIOA-eligible. This is not proof of personal funding — eligibility is determined by your local workforce board.

    Current program evidenceCurrent evidence does not guarantee enrollment, an open intake, a seat, or individual funding eligibility.
    Verified: Oct 8, 2026Vancouver, WA
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  • Welding, Evening Program

    Centralia College

    Cost: Cost not confirmed

    Listed as WIOA-eligible. This is not proof of personal funding — eligibility is determined by your local workforce board.

    Current program evidenceCurrent evidence does not guarantee enrollment, an open intake, a seat, or individual funding eligibility.
    Verified: Oct 8, 2026Centralia, WA
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  • Welding Technology

    Centralia College

    Cost: Cost not confirmed

    Listed as WIOA-eligible. This is not proof of personal funding — eligibility is determined by your local workforce board.

    Current program evidenceCurrent evidence does not guarantee enrollment, an open intake, a seat, or individual funding eligibility.
    Verified: Oct 8, 2026Centralia, WA
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  • Advanced TIG Welding

    Everett Community College

    Cost: Cost not confirmed

    Listed as WIOA-eligible. This is not proof of personal funding — eligibility is determined by your local workforce board.

    Current program evidenceCurrent evidence does not guarantee enrollment, an open intake, a seat, or individual funding eligibility.
    Verified: Oct 8, 2026Everett, WA
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  • Maritime Shipyard Welding Certificate

    South Seattle Community College

    Cost: Cost not confirmed

    Listed as WIOA-eligible. This is not proof of personal funding — eligibility is determined by your local workforce board.

    Current program evidenceCurrent evidence does not guarantee enrollment, an open intake, a seat, or individual funding eligibility.
    Verified: Oct 8, 2026Seattle, WA
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Registered apprenticeships

Registered programs are the default view; confirmed application status is shown separately.

2 registered programs in the directory for this selection. A registered program is not the same as a confirmed open position.

Registered programs

  • Machinists Institute

    Machinists Institute — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers registered apprenticeship

    Registered programSeattleAgency: National Registered Apprenticeship System; specific registering agency not identified in export

    Registered apprenticeship with openings not verified; status checked Oct 8, 2026.

    Registered program — openings not verifiedProgram existence/registration is supported; current recruitment is not confirmed.

  • Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

    Puget Sound Naval Shipyard — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers registered apprenticeship

    Registered programBremertonAgency: National Registered Apprenticeship System; specific registering agency not identified in export

    Registered apprenticeship with openings not verified; status checked Oct 8, 2026.

    Registered program — openings not verifiedProgram existence/registration is supported; current recruitment is not confirmed.
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Funding pathways

Direct, trade-matched and broad funding routes to investigate. Conditional awards are not guaranteed funding.

1 direct individual opportunity, 1 tied to this trade through supported evidence, and 7 broad pathways to investigate. Conditional awards are not guaranteed funding, and potential awards are never summed as savings.

Direct individual opportunities

You apply as an individual. Eligibility is determined by the administering organization.

  • AWS Welder Training Scholarship

    American Welding Society Foundation

    Direct individual applicationactive rollingNational scope

    Residents within an AWS District planning short-term welder certificate training of less than two years at a trade school, community college, or other welder-training facility; degree programs are excluded.

    Award: $1,000–$1,000Beneficiary: individualDeadline: November 30, 2026; selections are rolling and some districts may exhaust funds earlier.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

Matched to this trade

Supported by source evidence for this occupation. Specificity varies — check the eligibility summary.

  • mikeroweWORKS Work Ethic Scholarship

    mikeroweWORKS Foundation

    Direct individual applicationactiveNational scope

    U.S. citizens who are high-school seniors or graduates and plan an approved skilled-trade program of two years or less at an accredited school, subject to full program rules.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: October 31, 2026Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

General funding pathways to investigate

Broad programs without a specific trade match. Scope is deliberately not personalized.

  • Washington WIOA training assistance / Individual Training Account pathway

    Washington Career Bridge

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactive conditional

    Potentially available to WIOA-eligible participants after assessment by the state or local workforce system; training normally must satisfy applicable ETPL and individual-employment-plan rules.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: No universal deadline; contact the official workforce system before enrollment.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • The Home Depot Foundation Path to Pro Scholarship

    The Home Depot Foundation

    Direct individual applicationactive rollingNational scope

    Individuals pursuing eligible construction skilled-trade education, subject to the applicable Path to Pro scholarship terms.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Applications accepted year-round and reviewed quarterly.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

  • Federal Pell Grant for eligible career-school and undergraduate programs

    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

    Direct individual applicationactiveNational scope

    Eligible undergraduate students with financial need attending a participating institution and eligible program; trade/career programs may qualify but each program must be confirmed.

    Award: $7,395Beneficiary: individualDeadline: 2026-27 FAFSA and school deadlines apply; verify on StudentAid.gov and with the school.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Direct individual applicationEligibility and deadline rules still apply; no award is guaranteed.
    Official program page

  • Registered Apprenticeship paid employment and training

    Participating employers and registered apprenticeship sponsors

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactive opportunity directoryNational scope

    Applicants must locate an available apprenticeship opportunity and apply directly to the employer or program sponsor; occupations and entry requirements vary.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Opportunity-specific; do not assume an opening is accepting applications.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35)

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactiveNational scope

    Eligible child or spouse of a veteran or service member meeting a qualifying permanent-and-total disability, death, MIA, capture, or detention condition; approved technical, vocational, apprenticeship, and OJT may qualify.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Ongoing; delimiting dates and program approval vary.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • GI Bill benefits for approved on-the-job training and apprenticeships

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactiveNational scope

    Eligible veterans, service members, or dependents with qualifying GI Bill entitlement who enter a VA-approved OJT or apprenticeship program.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Ongoing; applicant and training establishment approvals are required.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page

  • WIOA Individual Training Account and training-service pathway

    State and local workforce development boards under U.S. DOL

    Conditional — through workforce or schoolactive conditionalNational scope

    Adults, dislocated workers, and some youth who are determined eligible and in need of training may receive training services, commonly through an ITA, for an approved program/provider.

    Award: not statedBeneficiary: individualDeadline: Ongoing local intake; timing and funds vary by local workforce area.Status checked: Oct 8, 2026
    Conditional workforce or school pathwayRequires eligibility determination or access through a workforce agency or institution; not guaranteed financial aid.
    Official program page