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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-4122 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-4122
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
190
FY2025
6
Certified (last three years)
80.0%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 51-4122). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

1529FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1529FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200829
FY20099
FY20106
FY20118
FY20125
FY20133
FY20141
FY20151
FY20166
FY201713
FY201814
FY201915
FY20209
FY20217
FY202221
FY202311
FY202414
FY20256
FY2026*12
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*11010
FY20252004
FY202401013
FY20235105
FY2022101010
FY20215002
FY20203006
FY201920013
FY201802012
FY201700013
FY20160006
FY20150010
FY20140010
FY20130201
FY20120302
FY20110107
FY20100006
FY20090009
FY200800029
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. WG Manufacturing24
  2. Cherry Creek Systems18
  3. Yaboo Fence Company, Inc.3
  4. Hayward Quartz Technology, Inc.2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
TX85
MP26
CO20
CA15
NY12
NJ5
CT3
MD2
SD2
FL2
IL2
NC2
OK2
NV1
AZ1
MN1
LA1
PR1
WA1
VA1
AL1
TN1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Paris, TX52
  2. Colorado Springs, CO18
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ16
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA9
  5. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX2
  6. Tulsa, OK2
  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA2
  8. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT2
  9. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO2
  10. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Welding Engineer1
  2. Welder1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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