Quality Control Analysis
62/100Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Advanced manufacturing and skilled trades / federal career guide
SOC 51-4121
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers career data
Wages, employment, skills, and education-program connections for community-college planning.
- Median annual wage
- $53,750
- National OEWS, May 2025
- National employment
- 416,210
- Estimated jobs, not projected openings
- 10th–90th percentile
- $39,240–$77,530
- National annual wage range
- Mapped program classes
- 2
- Official CIP–SOC crosswalk records
Occupation definition
What this occupation covers
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.
Decision prompt
Which processes and performance standards must a learner demonstrate at each credential milestone?
Curriculum evidence
High-importance O*NET® skills
Importance scores are normalized to a 0–100 planning scale from the active O*NET® database importance records.
Monitoring
60/100Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Knowledge
Knowledge areas to review
Technology
Tools named in O*NET® data
Program connections
Education programs mapped to this occupation
The NCES crosswalk connects SOC 51-4121 with 2 CIP classifications. These mappings support exploration; they do not promise employment or licensure.
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