certified welder pay

what are certified welder's gettin payed in your area and what kind of work are they doin

It depends here in new york,most make 50 to 65K and I've heard of guys making in the 90 to 100K but they hang from bidges and sky scrapers,or under water with bridges all day...

What kind of certified welder are you talking about?

i am certified mig and arc i don't feel that confident with my arc skills because i don't have that much experience in arc but it's the same for the most part i have heard of welders workin on oil rigs here in texas making from 40-75 an hour depending on if they have their own equipment and such

if you can get on with an oil rig,go right ahead most places want 5-10 year experience before you top out anywhere,if you took tech school,then don't go out in the field and brag about it cause you will get hell,i work in a chemical plant for Flour Daniels and they top out @ 16.75 and hour,but the chemical company iam contracted out to (Eastmen),they top out at 24.00 bucks an hour!!,you could pick you up a hot sheetsClick here for hot sheetsand travel and make some hella cash but you better be a top notch stick welder,cause if you bust out on a test and your 400-500 miles away from home you have to turn around and come right back home.if you could master pipefitting and weldeing you'd be set,so if you failed a weld test you could be a pipefitter

A welder on the road doing shutdowns,makes any where from 18.75 to 25.00 and hour,BTW be prepared to work 7-12's until the shutdown ends

pipefitters make the same as weldersbut if your a slick stick welder you MIGHT can get on with a oil rig company,"your looking for experience,not money" right now,

and learn all you can from the "ol timers" out in the field.and you should be fine

oh and you better get certifed in TIG,thats what all root pass are used now a days,most the time the test is SCH 80 6g postion 2 inch pipe,for stick its SCH 80 6" pipe 6g,so pratice on these,lol