Fabrication and Welding Technology
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Program - Catalog Listing ** | About Faculty | Program Cost
People who like working with metal should consider a career in Fabrication and Welding Technology. Welders work with their hands to make or repair a variety of products used in industry as well as everyday life. If it is made of metal, in most instances, it was built by a welder/fabricator!
Employment prospects include the manufacture of equipment utilized in many fields including: aerospace and transportation, medical, recreation, recycling, energy processing, delivery, road construction, shipping and management. Welder/fabricators build bridges, buildings, bicycles, machine tools and more. Fabricating/Welding is a great career choice for entrepreneurs.
Instruction is both classroom theory and hands-on laboratory based. Lane’s 15,000 square foot welding facility is equipped to teach a broad spectrum of welding, fabrication and metallurgical skills and knowledge used in the industry. In addition to classrooms, shops and metallurgy labs, the program provides an instructional computer lab.
*Statewide Average $20/hr. ($40,000 annually)
*Lane County Average $19/hr. ($39,000 annually)
*Average salary ranges are based on Statewide and Lane County Wages and Employment projections from the U.S Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Career Pathways Roadmap:
Educational pathways and current employment opportunities in the fabrication and welding field
