Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Occupation · SOC 2018 51-4121 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 51-4121
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 1,788
- FY2025
- 123
- Certified (last three years)
- 63.6%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (SOC 51-4121). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Data table
| FY2008 | 220 |
| FY2009 | 155 |
| FY2010 | 214 |
| FY2011 | 109 |
| FY2012 | 33 |
| FY2013 | 32 |
| FY2014 | 41 |
| FY2015 | 50 |
| FY2016 | 96 |
| FY2017 | 54 |
| FY2018 | 92 |
| FY2019 | 90 |
| FY2020 | 55 |
| FY2021 | 71 |
| FY2022 | 156 |
| FY2023 | 60 |
| FY2024 | 73 |
| FY2025 | 123 |
| FY2026* | 64 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2A | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| FY2025 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 87 |
| FY2024 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 14 |
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 19 |
| FY2022 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 112 |
| FY2021 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 53 |
| FY2020 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 32 |
| FY2019 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 47 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 46 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 28 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 71 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 22 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 15 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 13 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 18 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 101 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 211 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 138 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- HR Prime LLC237
- Maxey Trailers MFG Inc198
- Construction Technical Services Inc79
- Delco Trailers LLC55
- Signal International, LLC43
- Load Trail, LLC40
- C&C Marine and Repair, LLC30
- Lippert Components, Inc.14
- Miller Time Manufacturing LLC13
- Advanced Welding Solutions, LLC12
- Hallaton, Inc.11
- Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd.10
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 664 |
| NC | 171 |
| NY | 125 |
| LA | 106 |
| OH | 80 |
| CA | 68 |
| NJ | 67 |
| MP | 59 |
| MS | 50 |
| FL | 46 |
| OK | 44 |
| IL | 32 |
| PA | 28 |
| MD | 28 |
| GA | 19 |
| AZ | 16 |
| CT | 14 |
| IN | 12 |
| KS | 12 |
| AL | 10 |
| AR | 10 |
| MA | 10 |
| VA | 9 |
| SD | 8 |
| NM | 8 |
| PR | 7 |
| IA | 7 |
| UT | 7 |
| SC | 7 |
| GU | 7 |
| ID | 7 |
| CO | 6 |
| MN | 6 |
| NV | 6 |
| WA | 5 |
| OR | 5 |
| ND | 4 |
| NE | 3 |
| TN | 3 |
| MI | 2 |
| WI | 1 |
| KY | 1 |
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
- Welder16
- Hull Erection Welder10
- Certified Welder3
- Welder Fitter3
- Constructors2
- Fabricator2
- Welding Engineer2
- Hull Erection Shipbuilding Welding Supervisor1
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Paris, TX
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