The Maintenance Welding program prepares students for a fulfilling career within the world of welding. It provides an introduction to oxy-fuel and arc welding and cutting practices and procedures. Through hands-on training and real-world experience, students learn skills that are essential in working with various structures. These skills include using various welding processes and positions, blue print reading, and safety training. Safety classes are taught by an OSHA certified trainer and students receive completion cards at the end of the training.

The Maintenance Welding program consists of two levels of courses: Fundamentals of Welding and Maintenance Welding. Completion of Fundamentals of Welding or instructor’s approval is required before taking Maintenance Welding courses. Each level lasts approximately 11 weeks. For more information, please call 214-860-5900!



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Welding As A Career The Maintenance Welding program opens up many employment opportunities within the welding industry. Specifically, the skills obtained are useful in construction, manufacturing and industrial settings. Welders read and understand blue prints and maintain and repair structures made from various materials, including metal. Welders depend on a wide range of skills to cut, align, fit together, and weld parts. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*Net Center, the median wage for welders is $17.27/hourly or $35,920/annually. The pay is often on a hourly basis and overtime is readily available for those who wish to gain extra earnings. Overall, experience, education, and specialization give welders the opportunity to make extra income! Many opportunities are available as an increase in retired welders creates a shortage of qualified individuals. Many current structures depend upon an increasingly skill-intensive welding industry. Automobiles, aircrafts, bridges and highways, and oil and natural gas pipelines are only a few examples. A growing emphasis on environmentally conscious enterprises, growth in oil and gas industries, and increasing amount of products relying on efficient welding provides numerous ventures for an individual to pursue. Further training and experience often leads to advancement. Many become welding technicians, supervisors, inspectors, and instructors.

Job Outlook The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 15% national growth rate (about as fast as average) for welders, with a projected 337,000 jobs opening over the next ten years. Automation is not as much of a threat to welders as it is to other occupations. Experienced welders are still needed to operate machines, inspect welds, and make adjustments. Also, only simple welds may be automated. Individuals must still perform custom jobs.