Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Moraine Valley Community College

Shielded Metal Arc Welding from Moraine Valley Community College is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Moraine Valley?s Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certificate Program prepares the student for a career as a basic stick welder . It will give a student one step up on entering the welding field. Employment Outlook? Job prospects should be excellent as employers report difficulty finding enough qualified people. In addition, many openings are expected to arise as a large number of workers retire over the next decade. The major factor affecting employment of welders is the health of the industries in which they work. Although the manufacturing sector, which employs the most welding , soldering, and brazing workers, is expected to continue to decline the construction industry is expected to have solid growth over the next decade and an increasing demand for welders . Government funding for shipbuilding as well as for infrastructure repairs and improvements are expected to generate additional welding jobs. Furthermore, laser beam and electron beam welding , new fluxes, and other new technologies and techniques are improving the results of welding, making it useful in a wider assortment of applications. Improvements in technology have also boosted welding productivity, making welding more competitive with other methods of joining materials. Nature of Work? There are about 100 different types of welding . Arc welding is the most common type. Two common but advanced types of arc welding are Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) and Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding. Skilled welding , soldering, and brazing workers generally plan work from drawings or specifications or use their knowledge of fluxes and base metals to analyze the parts to be joined. These workers then select and set up welding equipment, execute the planned welds, and examine welds to ensure that they meet standards or specifications. By observing problems with the weld, they compensate by adjusting the speed, voltage, amperage, or feed of the rod. Highly skilled welders often are trained to work with a wide variety of materials in addition to steel, such as titanium, aluminum, or plastics. Welding also is used to join beams when constructing buildings, bridges, and other structures, and to join pipes in pipelines, power plants, and refineries. Related Job Titles? Welding, soldering, and brazing workers are skilled metal workers. Other metal workers include Machinists; machine setters, operators, and tenders?metal and plastic; computer control programmers and operators; tool and die makers; sheet metal workers; and boilermakers. Assemblers and fabricators of electrical and electronic equipment often assemble parts using soldering. View more details on Moraine Valley Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.