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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Welding Technology & Welder Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

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.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $43,499
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): -0.4%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 3-6 months
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,828/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,796/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,245/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,490/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,084/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,958/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $43,499

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($61,168) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($66,870).

Fairbanks, AK $66,870
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $55,465
$61,168
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($53,520).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $38,190
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $40,420
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $38,210
Decatur, AL $48,860
Dothan, AL $31,700
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $40,185
Gadsden, AL $34,980
Huntsville, AL $37,240
Mobile, AL $53,520
Montgomery, AL $44,520
Tuscaloosa, AL $48,020
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,410
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,700
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,490
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,510
$40,437
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($38,320).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $36,545
Hot Springs, AR $30,690
Jonesboro, AR $35,675
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $35,575
Pine Bluff, AR $36,750
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,550
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,320
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,005
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,860
$35,330
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($61,320).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $38,530
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,170
Prescott, AZ $39,920
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $60,420
Tucson, AZ $46,360
Yuma, AZ $41,170
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $61,320
$47,556
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($53,290).

Chico, CA $40,160
El Centro, CA $51,590
Fresno, CA $40,060
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $36,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $40,535
Madera, CA $43,610
Merced, CA $37,460
Modesto, CA $48,460
Napa, CA $46,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $45,780
Redding, CA $51,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,430
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $48,040
Salinas, CA $52,360
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $43,335
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $50,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,235
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $42,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $51,590
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $50,950
Santa Rosa, CA $48,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $44,800
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $53,290
Visalia-Porterville, CA $39,200
Yuba City, CA $42,370
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,660
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,490
$45,428
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($56,880).

Colorado Springs, CO $42,880
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $44,030
Fort Collins, CO $47,680
Grand Junction, CO $42,050
Greeley, CO $50,330
Pueblo, CO $45,390
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,650
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,200
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,880
$46,223
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($54,950).

Danbury, CT $42,430
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $43,710
New Haven, CT $39,620
Waterbury, CT $41,380
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $54,950
$43,631
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Homosassa Springs, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($46,330).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $43,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $37,010
Gainesville, FL $36,310
Homosassa Springs, FL $46,330
Jacksonville, FL $41,270
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $37,875
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $38,370
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,930
Ocala, FL $36,090
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $35,870
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $33,060
Panama City, FL $41,180
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $40,980
Port St. Lucie, FL $43,940
Punta Gorda, FL $35,140
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $44,250
Sebring, FL $37,460
Tallahassee, FL $37,520
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,030
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $42,750
$39,025
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($51,370).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $44,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $39,890
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $43,105
Brunswick, GA $44,150
Columbus, GA-AL $31,940
Dalton, GA $36,370
Gainesville, GA $33,325
Macon, GA $39,640
Rome, GA $36,270
Savannah, GA $51,370
Valdosta, GA $41,760
Warner Robins, GA $31,110
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,090
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,175
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,830
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,260
$38,424
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($52,635).

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,635
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,140
$49,888
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($42,900).

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,700
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $40,565
Dubuque, IA $42,900
Iowa City, IA $42,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,365
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $40,965
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,565
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,665
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,070
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,495
$41,397
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($46,650).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,740
Idaho Falls, ID $36,460
Lewiston, ID-WA $46,650
Pocatello, ID $34,800
Twin Falls, ID $37,415
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,720
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,570
$38,622
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($44,980).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $40,920
Champaign-Urbana, IL $38,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $42,960
Danville, IL $40,350
Decatur, IL $44,650
Kankakee, IL $44,960
Peoria, IL $44,980
Rockford, IL $43,950
Springfield, IL $34,210
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,840
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,880
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,910
$41,076
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($49,870).

Columbus, IN $43,090
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $35,745
Evansville, IN-KY $42,550
Fort Wayne, IN $38,920
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $40,340
Kokomo, IN $49,870
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $39,895
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,010
Muncie, IN $37,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $39,950
Terre Haute, IN $40,170
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,280
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,795
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,870
$39,992
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($45,190).

Topeka, KS $41,440
Wichita, KS $45,190
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $36,975
$40,145
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($52,220).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $52,220
Lexington-Fayette, KY $41,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,755
Owensboro, KY $39,530
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,110
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,500
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,810
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,760
$41,301
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($72,120).

Baton Rouge, LA $72,120
Hammond, LA $44,780
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $48,960
Lafayette, LA $47,340
Lake Charles, LA $65,310
Monroe, LA $51,510
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $50,320
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $42,390
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,820
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,730
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,720
$50,273
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Pittsfield, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($54,820).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $53,230
Leominster-Gardner, MA $51,720
New Bedford, MA $40,030
Pittsfield, MA $54,820
Springfield, MA-CT $54,580
Worcester, MA-CT $40,535
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $49,840
$49,159
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($45,030).

Cumberland, MD-WV $45,030
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $43,750
Salisbury, MD-DE $43,860
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $42,870
$43,878
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($55,200).

Portland-South Portland, ME $48,860
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,360
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,200
$47,473
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($46,490).

Battle Creek, MI $39,760
Bay City, MI $39,620
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $42,575
Flint, MI $37,090
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $38,385
Jackson, MI $37,005
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $39,130
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $39,625
Midland, MI $41,700
Monroe, MI $39,370
Muskegon, MI $46,490
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $41,130
Saginaw, MI $39,170
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,925
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,690
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,900
$39,000
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($50,580).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $43,590
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,580
Rochester, MN $43,070
St. Cloud, MN $47,140
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,365
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,560
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,725
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,115
$45,035
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($46,250).

Columbia, MO $39,410
Jefferson City, MO $37,960
Joplin, MO $36,930
Kansas City, MO-KS $43,360
St. Joseph, MO-KS $46,250
St. Louis, MO-IL $39,255
Springfield, MO $41,630
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,630
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,170
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,660
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,920
$39,744
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($45,640).

Hattiesburg, MS $45,640
Jackson, MS $36,970
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,110
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,625
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,155
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,240
$38,315
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($49,170).

Great Falls, MT $41,070
Missoula, MT $40,280
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,310
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,000
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,170
$44,366
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($47,490).

Burlington, NC $42,180
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $39,795
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $43,850
Fayetteville, NC $45,250
Goldsboro, NC $37,010
Greensboro-High Point, NC $39,855
Greenville, NC $47,440
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $36,650
Jacksonville, NC $42,270
New Bern, NC $40,500
Raleigh, NC $46,280
Rocky Mount, NC $36,950
Wilmington, NC $47,490
Winston-Salem, NC $38,680
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,825
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,950
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,480
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,570
$41,720
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($53,830).

Fargo, ND-MN $42,645
Grand Forks, ND-MN $43,765
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,830
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,320
$48,140
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($45,690).

Lincoln, NE $45,690
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $43,240
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,050
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,220
$41,340
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($49,020).

Manchester, NH $47,350
Portsmouth, NH-ME $43,855
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,050
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,020
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,020
$45,858
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($44,685).

Ocean City, NJ $44,685
Trenton, NJ $42,585
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $40,645
$42,638
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($54,645).

Farmington, NM $54,645
Las Cruces, NM $29,485
Santa Fe, NM $41,385
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $44,245
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $48,065
$43,565
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($54,590).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $44,400
Reno, NV $44,830
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,590
$47,940
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($48,270).

Binghamton, NY $37,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $45,110
Elmira, NY $39,440
Glens Falls, NY $48,270
Kingston, NY $40,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $48,250
Rochester, NY $40,760
Syracuse, NY $45,620
Utica-Rome, NY $40,090
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $38,920
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $45,550
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,230
$42,206
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Lima, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($54,800).

Canton-Massillon, OH $41,010
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $37,850
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $40,065
Columbus, OH $40,725
Dayton, OH $42,845
Lima, OH $54,800
Mansfield, OH $32,770
Springfield, OH $37,100
Toledo, OH $38,410
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $36,655
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,675
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $41,910
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,910
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,350
$40,314
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($46,780).

Lawton, OK $44,840
Oklahoma City, OK $39,880
Tulsa, OK $38,275
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,285
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,870
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,780
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$39,714
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($49,970).

Bend-Redmond, OR $49,480
Eugene, OR $39,800
Grants Pass, OR $32,670
Medford, OR $43,730
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $49,970
Salem, OR $46,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,010
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,580
$43,676
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($50,160).

Altoona, PA $43,330
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $39,720
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $50,160
Erie, PA $44,390
Gettysburg, PA $49,110
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $49,060
Johnstown, PA $37,300
Lancaster, PA $37,835
Lebanon, PA $46,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,845
Pittsburgh, PA $42,970
Reading, PA $44,570
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $44,345
State College, PA $38,800
Williamsport, PA $40,590
York-Hanover, PA $40,875
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,830
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,480
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,760
$42,646
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Arecibo, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($25,080).

Arecibo, PR $25,080
Mayaguez, PR $23,340
Ponce, PR $20,570
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,980
$22,993
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($49,650).

Columbia, SC $41,680
Florence, SC $40,100
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $43,950
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $39,430
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $48,000
Spartanburg, SC $49,650
Sumter, SC $39,860
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,900
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,800
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,590
$41,796
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($43,185).

Sioux Falls, SD $39,580
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,185
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,780
$40,933
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($42,885).

Clarksville, TN-KY $37,000
Cleveland, TN $39,270
Jackson, TN $36,450
Johnson City, TN $37,850
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $42,530
Knoxville, TN $41,390
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $42,885
Morristown, TN $36,395
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $42,055
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,265
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,365
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,540
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,485
$38,840
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($57,970).

Amarillo, TX $45,630
Austin-Round Rock, TX $43,420
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $54,620
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $37,190
College Station-Bryan, TX $41,280
Corpus Christi, TX $51,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,430
El Paso, TX $39,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $42,660
Killeen-Temple, TX $38,480
Laredo, TX $33,830
Longview, TX $46,110
Lubbock, TX $36,530
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $33,850
Midland, TX $54,500
Odessa, TX $57,970
San Angelo, TX $48,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $38,195
Sherman-Denison, TX $34,990
Texarkana, TX-AR $37,410
Tyler, TX $38,160
Victoria, TX $47,480
Waco, TX $37,350
Wichita Falls, TX $42,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,475
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,580
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,820
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,160
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,930
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,630
$41,554
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($45,480).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $41,610
Provo-Orem, UT $36,070
St. George, UT $38,940
Salt Lake City, UT $42,940
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,480
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,330
$40,923
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($54,110).

Charlottesville, VA $53,290
Harrisonburg, VA $45,760
Lynchburg, VA $43,370
Richmond, VA $47,410
Roanoke, VA $42,995
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $43,270
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $54,110
Winchester, VA-WV $43,150
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,535
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,770
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,440
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,780
$45,172
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($40,995).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,995
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,305
$40,150
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($47,790).

Eau Claire, WI $43,520
Fond du Lac, WI $47,790
Green Bay, WI $45,550
Janesville-Beloit, WI $45,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $46,810
Madison, WI $44,830
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $44,840
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $46,490
Racine, WI $46,980
Sheboygan, WI $47,110
Wausau, WI $46,820
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,060
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,290
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,405
$44,684
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($51,135).

Charleston, WV $46,940
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $41,675
Morgantown, WV $37,635
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $45,970
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $43,495
Wheeling, WV-OH $51,135
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,735
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,015
$43,700
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($59,195).

Cheyenne, WY $42,280
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,195
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $58,670
$53,382

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $43,499

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Alaska ($74,170) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($76,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $76,920
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $71,420
$74,170
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($53,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $38,190
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $40,420
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $38,210
Decatur, AL $48,860
Dothan, AL $31,700
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $37,980
Gadsden, AL $34,980
Huntsville, AL $37,240
Mobile, AL $53,520
Montgomery, AL $44,520
Tuscaloosa, AL $49,500
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,410
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,170
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,490
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,510
$40,113
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($42,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,130
Hot Springs, AR $32,470
Jonesboro, AR $36,470
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $37,360
Pine Bluff, AR $40,950
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,910
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,670
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,240
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $39,060
$38,029
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($61,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $38,530
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,170
Prescott, AZ $39,920
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $60,420
Tucson, AZ $46,360
Yuma, AZ $41,170
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $61,320
$47,556
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($55,740) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $40,160
El Centro, CA $51,590
Fresno, CA $40,060
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $36,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $41,640
Madera, CA $43,610
Merced, CA $37,460
Modesto, CA $48,460
Napa, CA $46,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $47,140
Redding, CA $51,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $40,660
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $48,040
Salinas, CA $52,360
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $52,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $55,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $55,740
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $42,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $51,590
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $50,950
Santa Rosa, CA $48,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $46,490
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $53,290
Visalia-Porterville, CA $39,200
Yuba City, CA $42,370
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,660
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,490
$46,525
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($56,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $42,880
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $50,200
Fort Collins, CO $47,680
Grand Junction, CO $42,050
Greeley, CO $50,560
Pueblo, CO $45,390
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,650
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,200
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,880
$46,721
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($54,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $42,430
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,580
New Haven, CT $48,650
Waterbury, CT $41,380
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $54,950
$47,398
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Homosassa Springs, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($46,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $43,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $37,010
Gainesville, FL $36,310
Homosassa Springs, FL $46,330
Jacksonville, FL $41,270
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,190
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $38,370
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,930
Ocala, FL $36,090
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $41,630
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $37,280
Panama City, FL $41,180
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $40,980
Port St. Lucie, FL $43,940
Punta Gorda, FL $35,140
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $44,250
Sebring, FL $37,460
Tallahassee, FL $37,520
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $39,850
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $42,750
$40,424
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($51,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $44,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $39,890
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $48,120
Brunswick, GA $44,150
Columbus, GA-AL $31,940
Dalton, GA $36,370
Gainesville, GA $37,030
Macon, GA $39,640
Rome, GA $36,270
Savannah, GA $51,370
Valdosta, GA $41,760
Warner Robins, GA $31,110
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,300
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,560
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,830
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,260
$39,569
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($64,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $64,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $58,030
$61,300
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($44,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,700
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $40,810
Dubuque, IA $44,220
Iowa City, IA $42,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $43,780
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $41,540
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,340
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,710
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,580
$41,580
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($44,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $40,070
Idaho Falls, ID $38,400
Lewiston, ID-WA $44,230
Pocatello, ID $38,720
Twin Falls, ID $40,730
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,290
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,240
$40,383
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($44,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $40,920
Champaign-Urbana, IL $38,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $42,960
Danville, IL $40,350
Decatur, IL $44,650
Kankakee, IL $44,960
Peoria, IL $44,980
Rockford, IL $43,950
Springfield, IL $34,210
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,500
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,880
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,910
$41,530
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($49,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $43,090
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $38,290
Evansville, IN-KY $42,550
Fort Wayne, IN $39,720
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,680
Kokomo, IN $49,870
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $43,240
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,010
Muncie, IN $37,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $44,430
Terre Haute, IN $40,170
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,090
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,260
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,870
$41,979
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($45,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Topeka, KS $41,440
Wichita, KS $45,190
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,690
$42,107
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($52,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $52,220
Lexington-Fayette, KY $41,760
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $44,160
Owensboro, KY $39,530
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,110
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,500
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,300
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,760
$41,918
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($72,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $72,120
Hammond, LA $44,780
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $48,960
Lafayette, LA $47,340
Lake Charles, LA $65,310
Monroe, LA $51,510
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $50,320
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $42,390
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,820
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $40,730
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $49,720
$50,273
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($58,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $53,230
Leominster-Gardner, MA $58,170
New Bedford, MA $40,030
Pittsfield, MA $54,820
Springfield, MA-CT $51,950
Worcester, MA-CT $46,380
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $49,840
$50,631
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($45,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cumberland, MD-WV $45,030
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $43,750
Salisbury, MD-DE $43,860
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $42,870
$43,878
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($55,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portland-South Portland, ME $48,860
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,360
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,200
$47,473
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($47,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $39,760
Bay City, MI $39,620
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $42,540
Flint, MI $37,090
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,240
Jackson, MI $39,520
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $41,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $42,540
Midland, MI $41,700
Monroe, MI $39,370
Muskegon, MI $47,180
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $41,130
Saginaw, MI $39,170
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $29,690
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,330
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,900
$39,665
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($50,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $43,590
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,580
Rochester, MN $42,660
St. Cloud, MN $47,140
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,990
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,560
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,560
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,470
$44,944
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($46,250) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $39,410
Jefferson City, MO $37,960
Joplin, MO $36,930
Kansas City, MO-KS $44,090
St. Joseph, MO-KS $46,250
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,640
Springfield, MO $43,400
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,630
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,170
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,660
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,920
$40,005
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($45,640) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $45,640
Jackson, MS $36,970
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,110
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,240
$38,392
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($49,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $41,070
Missoula, MT $40,280
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,310
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,000
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,170
$44,366
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (No Degree)

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($47,490) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $42,180
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $41,960
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $43,850
Fayetteville, NC $45,250
Goldsboro, NC $41,780
Greensboro-High Point, NC $39,440
Greenville, NC $47,440
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $36,650
Jacksonville, NC $42,270
New Bern, NC $40,500
Raleigh, NC $45,500
Rocky Mount, NC $36,950
Wilmington, NC $47,490
Winston-Salem, NC $38,680
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,800
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,950
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,330
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,570
$42,422
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (No Degree)

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($59,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $46,730
Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,460
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,920
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,140
$52,063
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($45,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $45,690
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $43,240
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,050
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$41,638
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($56,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $47,350
Portsmouth, NH-ME $56,100
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,050
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,020
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,020
$48,708
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (No Degree)

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($50,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $50,170
Trenton, NJ $47,370
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $44,890
$47,477
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (No Degree)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($64,570) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $64,570
Las Cruces, NM $29,620
Santa Fe, NM $47,170
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,930
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,680
$49,394
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $44,400
Reno, NV $44,830
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,590
$47,940
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($48,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $37,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $45,110
Elmira, NY $39,440
Glens Falls, NY $48,270
Kingston, NY $40,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $48,250
Rochester, NY $43,560
Syracuse, NY $45,620
Utica-Rome, NY $40,090
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $38,920
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $45,550
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,230
$42,532
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Lima, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($54,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $39,450
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,430
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $41,200
Columbus, OH $39,650
Dayton, OH $43,450
Lima, OH $54,800
Mansfield, OH $32,770
Springfield, OH $37,100
Toledo, OH $41,140
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $38,640
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,470
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,910
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,350
$41,101
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($46,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $44,840
Oklahoma City, OK $39,880
Tulsa, OK $44,510
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,620
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,870
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,780
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,940
$42,063
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($49,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $49,480
Eugene, OR $39,800
Grants Pass, OR $32,670
Medford, OR $43,730
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $49,970
Salem, OR $46,380
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,010
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,580
$43,676
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($50,160) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $43,330
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $39,720
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $50,160
Erie, PA $44,390
Gettysburg, PA $49,110
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $49,060
Johnstown, PA $37,300
Lancaster, PA $44,050
Lebanon, PA $46,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $48,130
Pittsburgh, PA $49,060
Reading, PA $44,570
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $45,300
State College, PA $38,800
Williamsport, PA $40,590
York-Hanover, PA $47,510
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,830
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,480
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,660
$43,822
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

Arecibo, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($25,080) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Arecibo, PR $25,080
Mayaguez, PR $23,340
Ponce, PR $20,570
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,980
$22,993
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (No Degree)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($49,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $41,680
Florence, SC $40,100
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $43,950
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $39,430
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $48,000
Spartanburg, SC $49,650
Sumter, SC $39,860
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,900
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,800
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,590
$41,796
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (No Degree)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($40,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $39,580
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,120
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,780
$39,160
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($47,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $43,540
Cleveland, TN $39,270
Jackson, TN $37,810
Johnson City, TN $37,850
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $42,530
Knoxville, TN $44,040
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,690
Morristown, TN $37,840
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $45,030
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,190
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,660
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,020
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,640
$40,393
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($57,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $45,630
Austin-Round Rock, TX $43,420
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $54,620
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $37,190
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,450
Corpus Christi, TX $51,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $42,390
El Paso, TX $39,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $48,440
Killeen-Temple, TX $38,480
Laredo, TX $33,830
Longview, TX $46,110
Lubbock, TX $36,530
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $33,850
Midland, TX $54,500
Odessa, TX $57,970
San Angelo, TX $48,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $41,750
Sherman-Denison, TX $34,990
Texarkana, TX-AR $37,410
Tyler, TX $38,160
Victoria, TX $47,480
Waco, TX $39,090
Wichita Falls, TX $42,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,460
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,630
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,820
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,160
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,930
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,630
$42,525
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($47,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $41,610
Provo-Orem, UT $40,200
St. George, UT $38,940
Salt Lake City, UT $47,980
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,480
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,330
$42,923
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($54,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $53,290
Harrisonburg, VA $45,760
Lynchburg, VA $43,370
Richmond, VA $47,410
Roanoke, VA $39,620
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $43,270
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $54,110
Winchester, VA-WV $43,150
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,770
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,770
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,440
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,780
$45,228
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($43,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,980
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,670
$42,325
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($49,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $43,520
Fond du Lac, WI $47,790
Green Bay, WI $45,550
Janesville-Beloit, WI $45,800
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $46,810
Madison, WI $44,830
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $49,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $46,490
Racine, WI $46,980
Sheboygan, WI $47,110
Wausau, WI $46,820
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,060
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,270
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,850
$45,471
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($62,350) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $54,770
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,040
Morgantown, WV $37,930
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $47,360
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $39,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $62,350
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,040
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,710
$47,124
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($61,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $44,570
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,550
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,950
$56,023

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $43,499. 

  Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Salary Ratio: 12.21    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Acetylene Burner
  • Acetylene Cutter
  • Acetylene Operator
  • Acetylene Torch Burner
  • Acetylene Torch Operator
  • Acetylene Torch Solderer
  • Aluminum Welder
  • Arc Cutter
  • Arc Welder
  • Assembler
  • Assembler Brazer
  • Assembly Line Brazer
  • Atomic Welder
  • Bar Welder
  • Barrel Ribs Solderer
  • Basin Finish Operator
  • Bit Welder
  • Blade Worker
  • Blow Torch Burner
  • Blow Torch Operator
  • Body Welder
  • Boiler Welder
  • Bonder
  • Brazer
  • Brazing Furnace Operator
  • Burner
  • Butt Welder
  • Can Solderer
  • Certified Maintenance Welder
  • Combination Welder
  • Connector
  • Cutting Torch Operator
  • Deicer Finisher
  • Die Welder
  • Dip Brazier
  • Dipper
  • Electric Arc Welder
  • Electric Solderer
  • Electric Spot Welder
  • Electric Welder
  • Electrical Solderer
  • Experimental Welder
  • Fabrication Welder
  • Fabricator
  • Filament Welder
  • Fitter
  • Flame Burner
  • Flame Cutter
  • Flash Welder
  • Frame Welder
  • Gas Brazer
  • Gas Burner Operator
  • Gas Cutter
  • Gas Torch Brazier
  • Gas Torch Solderer
  • Gas Welder
  • Getter Welder
  • Gun Welder
  • Hand Thermal Cutter
  • Heliarc Welder
  • Helium Arc Welder
  • Induction Heating Equipment Setter
  • Industrial Welder
  • Iron Cutter
  • Lap Welder
  • Lead Burner
  • Line Welder
  • Liner Assembler
  • Machine Operator
  • Maintenance Welder
  • Mechanic
  • Metal Fabrication Welder
  • Metal Solderer
  • Metal Welder
  • MIG Welder (Metal Inert Gas Welder)
  • Oxyacetylene Burner
  • Oxyacetylene Cutter
  • Oxyacetylene Torch Operator
  • Oxyacetylene Welder
  • Oxyhydrogen Welder
  • Pipe Welder
  • Production Line Solderer
  • Production Line Welder
  • Production Technician
  • Production Welder
  • Rail Bonder
  • Refrigeration Brazer
  • Refrigeration Solderer
  • Resistance Brazer
  • Retrofit Welder
  • Robotic Welder
  • Scrap Burner
  • Scrap Cutter
  • Scrap Iron Cutter
  • Scrap Metal Burner
  • Service Technician (Service Tech)
  • Set-Up Welder
  • Sheet Metal Welder
  • Shotweld Operator
  • Silver Brazer
  • Silver Solderer
  • Solderer
  • Solderer Dipper
  • Spot Welder
  • Steel Burner
  • Steel Cutter
  • Steel Welder
  • Stitch Welder
  • Structural Welder
  • Sub Arc Operator
  • Tack Welder
  • Tank Truck Mechanic
  • Tank Welder
  • Thermite Welder
  • TIG Welder (Tungsten Inert Gas Welder)
  • Torch Burner
  • Torch Cutter
  • Torch Heater
  • Torch Operator
  • Torch Shearer
  • Torch Solderer
  • Torch Straightener
  • Ultrasonic Hand Solderer
  • Ultrasonic Solderer
  • Underwater Welder
  • Unionmelt Operator
  • Weld Lay Out Worker
  • Welder
  • Welder Fabricator
  • Welder Fitter
  • Welder Operator
  • Welder Technician (Welder Tech)
  • Welding Lead Burner
  • Welding Setter
  • Welding Specialist
  • Welding Technician
  • Welding Tester
  • Wire Welder
  • Wirer
  • US Salary Median: $44,988
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

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

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Salary Ratio: 0    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Arc and Gas Welder
  • Arc Welding Machine Operator
  • Billet Assembler
  • Braze Operator
  • Brazing Machine Operator
  • Brazing Machine Setter
  • Brazing Machine Setter Operator
  • Brazing Machine Setup Operator
  • Brazing Machine Tender
  • Certified Welder
  • Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer
  • Electron Beam Machine Welder Setter
  • Electron Beam Welder Setter
  • Electron Beam Welding Machine Operator
  • Electroslag Welding Machine Operator
  • Explosion Welder
  • Finishing Technician
  • Friction Welding Machine Operator
  • Furnace Brazer
  • Gas Welding Machine Operator
  • Induction Brazer
  • Induction Heating Equipment Setter
  • Industrial Welder
  • Laser Beam Machine Operator
  • Machine Lead Burner
  • Machine Operator
  • Machine Welder
  • Manufacturing Assistant
  • Manufacturing Associate
  • Manufacturing Operator
  • Mig Welder
  • Oxygraph Operator
  • Racking Machine Operator
  • Racking Technician
  • Radiagraph Operator
  • Reflow Operator
  • Reserve Tube Welder
  • Resistance Machine Welder Setter
  • Resistance Welding Machine Operator
  • Robot Operator
  • Robotic Weld Operator
  • Robotic Weld Technician
  • Robotic Welding Operator
  • Rod Welder
  • Solder Deposit Operator
  • Soldering Machine Operator
  • Soldering Machine Setter
  • Soldering Machine Setter and Setup Operator
  • Soldering Machine Tender
  • Soldering Technician
  • Spot Welder
  • Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT Operator)
  • Thermit Welding Machine Operator
  • Travograph Operator
  • Type Soldering Machine Tender
  • Ultrasonic Welding Machine Operator
  • Wave Soldering Machine Operator
  • Weld Operator
  • Weld Technician
  • Welding Machine Operator
  • Welding Machine Setter
  • Welding Machine Tender
  • Welding Operator
  • Welding Pantograph Machine Operator
  • Welding Pantograph Operator
  • US Salary Median: $39,809
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 3-6 months
  • Degree Level Required: N/A


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Welding Technology & Welder Degrees

Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Lewis-Clark State College

500 8th Ave - Lewiston, ID

Out-of-state cost: $20,238/year
In-state cost: $6,982/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,494/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Siena Heights University

1247 E. Siena Heights Dr. - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $27,642/year
In-state cost: $27,642/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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