 A welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1942 | |
| Occupation | |
|---|---|
| Names | Welder |
Occupation type | Vocational |
Activity sectors | Construction Industrial manufacturing Shipbuilding |
| Description | |
| Competencies | Manual dexterity Math Reading and comprehension |
Education required | Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Apprenticeship |
Related jobs | Boilermaker, carpenter, electrician, plumber |
A welder is a person or equipment that fuses materials together. The term welder refers to the operator, the machine is referred to as the welding power supply. The materials to be joined can be metals (such as steel, aluminum, brass, stainless steel etc.) or varieties of plastic or polymer. Welders typically have to have good dexterity and attention to detail, as well as technical knowledge about the materials being joined and best practices in the field.[1][2]
- ^ Lincoln Electric (1994). The Procedure Handbook of Arc Welding. Cleveland: Lincoln Electric. ISBN 99949-25-82-2.
- ^ Weman, Klas (2003). Welding processes handbook. New York: CRC Press LLC. ISBN 0-8493-1773-8.