Today, there is a growing need for new welders. In fact, this year there will be a shortage of 250,000 welding professionals, according to the U.S. Bureau...

The following information is an effort to help eliminate some of the confusion regarding the “certification” and “qualification” of welders. Due to the complexity of the subject...

Virtually every industrial processing facility, or manufacturing plant ranging from the wood-stove shop down the road to nuclear power plants, relies on some form of welding. In...

   Apart from being an early 1970s hit song by "The Who," going mobile is also a lucrative, in demand business opportunity for the professional welder. “Rig...

If you are a new welder or are just a few years into your career, your ability to find a job in the industry looks hopeful. According...

Not every business can survive in a recession, but – with the increasing need for welders – this may be the perfect opportunity to start a welding...

Moran Iron Works, a US-based “dynamic and flexible fabrication facility,” created a video some months back on how the SMAW 4G Overhead Welding Certification process works. Full...

Reportedly, one of the most frustrating things about the welding profession is the constant need to recertify. Though certification will make you more marketable to potential employers,...

So you've decided that you are going to be a welder.  Great, good for you, but do you know what kind of welder?  Are you going to...

Stick, TIG, MIG, or flux core arc welding – whichever area of welding you are skilled in, expect to need certification to work in the welding field....

Earlier this month The Post and Courier, a Charleston, SC newspaper, published an article about the increasing amount of Americans looking for better job opportunities in dangerous...

It’s not every occupation that can say “Barracudas like to watch.” Described by some as exciting, strenuous, and dangerous, underwater welding is one of the most difficult...

If you’ve grown to be a top notch welder, you have no problem with the idea of personal marketing, and want the freedom of being your own...

Let’s be honest, no one really likes tests.  Sure there are plenty of people who ace them, pass with flying colors, but even they generally have some...

As with any career, the eventual outcome you want from your welding job is to be able to earn enough money to support yourself.  That being said,...

Keeping with the spirit of the last post, below are two of the most common areas of freelancing (outside of welding itself) that welders can enter and...

We’ve reached the dawn of a new era. . . alright, I’ll quit the melodramatics. Though being a welder is more secure than other occupations, nothing beats...

Fast becoming one of the most in demand job markets, welding makes a great career for those who may already list it as a hobby.  Yet, whether...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is more than just that school from the movie 21 (by the way, the book was better; isn’t it always?). MIT is one...