Pipe Welding - Moraine Valley Community College

Pipe Welding from Moraine Valley Community College is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. This program prepares you for employment as entry-level welder with specific pipe welding skills required for pipe welders union. As a student in the welding programs you will have the advantage of participating in hands-on laboratory courses in Moraine Valley\'s modern Center for Contemporary Technology . This certificate program is intended to lead to employment. If you are considering transferring to a four-year college or university to obtain a bachelor\'s degree using the courses from this program, make an appointment with the program coordinator to review your options. Employment Outlook? Employment of welding , soldering and brazing workers is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2010. In addition, many openings will arise as workers retire or leave the occupation for other reasons. Median hourly earnings of welders , cutters, solderers, and brazers were $13.13 in 2000. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.74 and $16.37. The lowest 10 percent had earnings of less than $8.86, while the top 10 percent earned over $20.74 (Occupational Outlook Handbook). According to the Workforce Center-Career Information, the statewide wage is $9.50 for entry, $13.18 for median and $15.59 for experienced welders and cutters. For fitters, the average is $33 per hour and $29 for a pile driver. Nature of Work? This program prepares you for positions in the welding field. Students will be able to select proper supplies, lay out the weldment, adjust equipment, make the weld within given tolerances and check the weld for integrity. Related Job Titles? Arc welding/welding machine operator, arc welder , gas welder, production welder , maintenance welder, combination welder , machine shop welder, pipe welder , maintenance welder, construction welder , millwright welder, boiler maker welder , carpenter welder, pile driver welder , iron worker welder, welder sculpture, etc. View more details on Moraine Valley Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.