Measured from live jobs
Welder skills employers ask for
From 205 open Welder job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Welder postings that mention each skill.
- Weldingdistinctive98%
- Blueprint readingdistinctive45%
- Manufacturingdistinctive37%
- AWSdistinctive23%
- Workplace safety21%
- Forkliftdistinctive19%
- Regulatory compliance15%
- Process improvement14%
- Cleaning10%
- Leadership9%
- Training and coaching8%
- Problem solving6%
- Quality control5%
- Troubleshooting5%
“Distinctive” means Welder postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
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Where Welder skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- Farm Equipment Mechanic67% overlapShared: Welding, Workplace safety, Blueprint reading, Regulatory complianceHow to switch
- Tower Technician66% overlapShared: Welding, Workplace safety, Training and coachingHow to switch
- Rental Clerk50% overlapShared: Welding, Forklift, Manufacturing, Training and coachingHow to switch
- Materials Engineer44% overlapShared: Welding, Manufacturing, AWS, Regulatory complianceHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Welder need?
- In 205 current Welder job postings, the skills asked for most often are Welding (98%), Blueprint reading (45%), Manufacturing (37%), AWS (23%), Workplace safety (21%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Welder move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Farm Equipment Mechanic, Tower Technician, Rental Clerk, Materials Engineer. Farm Equipment Mechanic shares skills such as Welding, Workplace safety, Blueprint reading.
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