You like working with your hands. You enjoy seeing what you build used in real life. You know that making things work means more than giving it a shiny paint job or a fancy title. You like to get into the nitty-gritty, making sparks fly and machines work. Without you, things would fall apart. You like that.

Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers use heat to permanently join metal pieces.

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Long term on-the-job training
Apprenticeship Available
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Welding technology
Postsecondary training

Where You Can Go

Albany Weld-Trade School: Website
Blue Mountain Community College: Website
Central Oregon Community College: Website
Chemeketa Community College: Website
Clackamas Community College: Website
Clatsop Community College: Website
Columbia Gorge Community College: Website
Job Corps: Website
Klamath Community College: Website
Lane Community College: Website
Linn-Benton Community College: Website
Mt. Hood Community College: Website
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries - Apprenticeship Division: Website
Portland Community College: Website
Rogue Community College: Website
Southwestern Oregon Community College: Website
Treasure Valley Community College: Website
Umpqua Community College: Website
Work site training is typically required. Talk to potential employers about the specifics for each position.:

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