Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
All-industry
Estimated employment870
Employment RSE10.70
Mean wage$23.97
Mean RSE3.60
10th percentile wage$15.92
25th percentile wage$17.50
50th percentile wage$20.61
75th percentile wage$27.46
90th percentile wage$39.82
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
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.
Median Wage History
  This Occupation   Compared to Occupational Group   Difference  
2020$20.61 $18.44  $2.17
2019$19.95+3.3%$17.85 +3.3%$2.10
2018$19.36+3.0%$17.32 +3.0%$2.04
  This Occupation   Compared to All Occupations   Difference  
2020$20.61 $17.11  $3.50
2019$19.95+3.3%$16.62 +2.9%$3.32
2018$19.36+3.0%$16.14 +3.0%$3.22
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $22.49 570
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20.61 870
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18.24 1,040
Highest Employment
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18.24 1,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20.61 870
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18.09 700
Wages in other areas
Note: 202002 Microdata
Publication Date: April 2021