CIP 48.0508
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Welding Technology/Welder
665
Colleges Offering This Major
17,231
Annual Completions
Degree Levels
Associate's Bachelor's
About This Major
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards.
Program Examples
- Arc Welding
- Flux
- Core Arc Welding
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Structural Steel Welding
- Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding
- Pipe Welding
- Wire Welding
- Industrial Welder
- Welder
- Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding
Related CIP Codes
- 15.0614
- Welding Engineering Technology/Technician
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 48.0508
- CIP Family
- 48
- Colleges
- 665
- Annual Completions
- 17,231
- Degree Levels
- Associate's Bachelor's
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