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Building Your Successful Welding Career
Choosing welding as your career is among the smartest decisions you’ll ever make; the industry’s employment demand, earnings potential, opportunities and technological progress just keep growing! Explore these resources recommended by your AWS team to help you along the way:
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Career
Even seasoned welders continue to be amazed at all the new welding opportunities today. Which ones are right for you? Where do you start? What can you expect? And what should you know before you begin? Don’t miss this helpful guide:
Blog
Dive deep beneath the surface or soar to outer space…you won’t believe the exciting places welding can take you:
Event
Network with potential employers, mingle with fellow students and see the next-gen technology that will power welding’s future at FABTECH, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event. This is where 27,000 welding professionals meet to expand their expertise. Don’t miss it:
Event
Are you up to speed on all the facets of thermal spray technology? From advanced uses of robotics; improving coating yield through powder feed optimization; recycling thermal spray overspray dust; and applying thermal spray anodic coatings to less than ideally prepared surfaces, there’s a lot more than you think. Learn more at the Thermal Spray Technology conference at FABETECH:
Certification
Earning your specialized welding certification can boost salary and job stability. Plus the certification is 100% yours: it’s fully transferrable and stays with you, not your employer:
Education
Schools Excelling through National Skills Standards Education (SENSE) features comprehensive standards and guidelines for welding education. Locate your nearest SENSE school here:
Become a Skilled Tradeperson
The demand for most trades is strong and getting stronger. The U.S. Department of Labor forecasts healthy growth in the neighborhood of 8 to 9 percent over the next decade. Jobs associated with building and rebuilding roads, bridges, water, and the power grid are expected to grow by double-digit percentages–faster than the overall economy.
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