7265 Description of Welders and Related Machine Operators   Welders operate welding equipment to weld ferrous and non-ferrous metals. This unit group also includes machine operators who operate previously set up production welding, brazing and soldering equipment. They are employed by companies that manufacture structural steel and platework, boilers, heavy machinery, aircraft and ships and other metal products, and by welding contractors and welding shops, or they may be self-employed.  Here is a list of Example Titles of this occupation.    acetylene welder aircraft welder apprentice welder arc welder arc welder – pipeline arc welder, hand assembler tack welder auto body solderer automated welding machine operator – flash butt process automatic welding machine operator aviation welding technician battery lead burner battery lead-burner operator blowtorch operator blowtorch welder boiler welder brazer brazer and hammerer brazer, furnace brazer, gas brazer, resistance brazing machine operator brazing machine setter cable welder combination welder downhand welder – pipeline drilling platform welder drilling rig welder electric arc welder electric arc welder, hand electric spot welder electric spot welder operator electric spot-welding machine operator fabrication welder fit-up welder flame-brazing machine operator flame-brazing machine setter flash butt welder furnace brazer furnace solderer gas and arc welder gas brazer gas welder gas-shielded arc welder gas-shielded arc welding machine operator general welder hand arc welder hand electric arc welder hand resistance welder heliarc welder hydrogen braze furnace man/woman hydrogen braze furnace operator induction brazer operator induction brazer, production induction solderer industrial welder iron brazer jig welder-fitter journeyman/woman welder laser beam machine-welder operator laser beam welder laser beam welding machine operator laser welding operator lead burner lead welder machine operator – welding, brazing and soldering machine type solderer machine welder maintenance welder mesh-welding machine operator metal brazier and heater metal inert gas (MIG) welder metal solderer metal straightener and heater metal welder MIG (metal inert gas) welder operator, laser beam machine welder oxyacetylene torch welder oxyacetylene welder oxyhydrogen welder pipeline welder portable spot welder precision welder pressure vessel welder production induction brazier production line solderer production line spot welder production line welder production spot welder production welder resistance brazer resistance seam welder resistance welder resistance welder tender resistance welder, hand resistance welder-setter resistance welding machine setter resistance welding set-up man/woman rig welder set-up man/woman, resistance welding shielded-metal arc welder side seaming tender solderer solderer, furnace solderer, induction solderer-dipper soldering machine operator spot resistance welder spot welder submerged arc welder submerged arc welding machine operator tack welder thermite welder TIG (tungsten inert gas) welder tool and die welder torch brazer torch brazing machine setter torch welder tungsten inert gas (TIG) welder type-soldering machine tender welder welder apprentice welder operator welder, aircraft welder, arc welder, combination welder, drilling platform welder, drilling rig welder, gas welder, gas and arc welder, gas-shielded arc welder, heliarc welder, metal inert gas (MIG) welder, MIG (metal inert gas) welder, oxyacetylene welder, oxyacetylene torch welder, oxyhydrogen welder, pipeline welder, precision welder, pressure vessels welder, production line welder, resistance welder, shielded-metal arc welder, spot welder, submerged arc welder, TIG (tungsten inert gas) welder, tool and die welder, tungsten inert gas (TIG) welder-assembler welder-fitter welder-setter, resistance welding lay-out man/woman welding machine operator welding machine operator, gas-shielded arc welding machine operator, submerged arc wire welder Additionally, applicants with experience in the following occupations may also be considered under this NOC depending on the specifics of the main duties performed: Supervisors of welders in this unit group (in 7214 Contractors and Supervisors, Metal Forming, Shaping and Erecting Trades) Underwater welders (in 7382 Commercial Divers) Wave soldering machine operators (in 9483 Electronics Assemblers, Fabricators, Inspectors and Testers) Welding inspectors (in 2261 Non-Destructive Testers and Inspectors) Welding technologists (in 2212 Geological and Mineral Technologists and Technicians) Back