Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
All-industry
Estimated employment570
Employment RSE11.70
Mean wage$23.07
Mean RSE2.80
10th percentile wage$16.17
25th percentile wage$18.81
50th percentile wage$22.49
75th percentile wage$26.09
90th percentile wage$31.57
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$22.49 $18.06  $4.43
2019$21.77+3.3%$17.48 +3.3%$4.29
2018$21.12+3.0%$16.96 +3.0%$4.16
  This Occupation   Compared to All Occupations   Difference  
2020$22.49 $16.73  $5.76
2019$21.77+3.3%$16.26 +2.9%$5.51
2018$21.12+3.0%$15.78 +3.0%$5.34
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