Welding (CIP 48.0508)
The Welding Program provides students with training in oxy-acetylene cutting shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), carbon arc cutting, oxy-fuel torch cutting, gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux core arc welding (FCAW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), welding safety, blueprint reading, properties of metal, metal identification, type and use of electrodes, electrical principles, and welding symbols. All of these welding processes and cutting techniques are needed to become a welder/fabricator. Workers in the industry are expected to do these processes with precision while holding the standards established by the American Welding Society.
PROGRAM CONCENTRATIONS:
Welding Processes
Fabrication and Layout
Interpret Industrial Prints & Welding Symbols
Basic Metallurgy
NDT/NDE
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION ELIGIBLE: Yes
MEDIAN SALARY (Via O*NET OnLine):
Boilermakers $71,140
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers $45,850
Materials Engineers $104,100
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $61,550
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $48,480
Structural Iron & Steel Workers $85,370
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $48,940
COLLEGE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:
1 to 1 Agreements:
Northampton Community College
Ohio Technical College
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
COMPANIES STUDENTS HAVE WORKED WITH:
A. W. Mercer Inc.
Contrast Metal Works
Knoll Inc.
MacKissic Inc.
Pennsylvania Insert Company
PROGRAM SYLLABUS - Syllabus Link
PROGRAM TASK LIST - Task List Link
CAREER OPTIONS:
Fabricator
Fitter
Inspector
Manufacturing Worker
Pipefitter/Steamfitter
Production Welder
Structural Welder/Fabricator
Welder
Welding Engineer
Welding Inspector
CERTIFICATIONS:
AWS Qualified Welder
AWS SENSE
OSHA 10-Hour Certification
Pennsylvania Skills Certification (NOCTI)