Welding Q&A
1. What are the employment opportunities for a Welder?
The prospects for employment as a welder are excellent. As a WEC Welding Institute grad, you’ll have access to numerous jobs within the industry.
2. How long is the training to qualify for an entry-level position?
The program at WEC Welding Institute takes about 20 weeks or so. In order to graduate, you must be able to pass 50 skills tests. We’ve found that acquiring a specific skill may take you shorter or longer than average.
3. Are there physical requirements to be a welder?
Welders must be able to see well, exhibit a high level of physical agility and be able to concentrate on detailed tasks for long periods of a time.
4. What are the academic requirements needed to qualify for admission?
Candidates for WEC Welding Institute need to be fluent in speaking and writing English and have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
5. What is the cost of tuition?
The 20 week program, valued at $16,000, is free if the applicant agrees to work 2,000 paid hours in the field with WEC Welding and Machining after graduation. The starting salary is $18 an hour. After the 2,000 hour apprenticeship is completed, welders will be paid $28 an hour or higher in keeping with market rates for Specialized Welding jobs.
6. How much are welders generally paid?
The average salary of a welder is $50,000 per year.
7. Is welding vulnerable to automation?
There are already welding robots operating. However, welders are still needed to guide and supervise these machines so it’s unlikely that robotic welders will replace human ones soon. And, operators of these machines are among the highest paid welders in the industry.
8. Why is WEC Welding Institute superior to other trade schools?
WEC Welding Institute offers you the training that lets you learn by actually doing. With 74 welding booths, you will have the chance to hone your practical skills before you’re even on the job and use that experience to learn the theory. WEC Welding Institute’s program includes instruction in a wider range of skills than some other schools offer. So whatever happens in the industry you’ll be fully trained.
9. What are some of the topics I’d be studying at the WEC Welding Institute?
Our curriculum covers such areas as weld symbols, polarities, gases, purging techniques, standard construction practices, rigging and safe practices, scaffold and safety device training, and limited access welding.
10. How are you able to offer a greater hands-on education?
To learn welding by doing is actually very expensive. Many programs cut down on these expenses by replacing time in a welding booth with time in a classroom. But because of our unique position in the industry, we’re able to acquire all the tools and supplies needed for a proper hands-on education. And because of our experience in the industry, we know that this is the right way to go.
