3.1Low RiskShortage
Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers
Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers · Fabrication Engineering Trades Workers
AI exposure measures how much this occupation's tasks may change. It is not the probability that the job will disappear.
Personalise this result for the work you actually do →Low Risk
Median Weekly Pay
$1,688
Full-time workers
Employment
79,100
Total workers
10yr Growth
+7.5%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
Shortage
Key Insight
Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers is IN SHORTAGE and has LOW AI risk — a strong outlook for workers in this field.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation20.0%
Augmentation58.0%
Key Tasks
- •Studying blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine job requirements
- •Selecting, cleaning and preparing metal stock
- •Cutting marked-out metal sections and shapes using hand tools, flame cutting torches and metal cutting machines
- •Shaping and bending metal sections and pipes using hand and machine tools, and by heating and hammering
- •Aligning parts to be joined using hand tools and measuring instruments
- •Joining metal sections using various welding techniques, bolting and riveting
- •Examining welds for width of bead, penetration and precision
- •Finishing products by cleaning, polishing, filing and bathing in acidic solutions
- •Cleaning and smoothing welds by filing, chiselling and grinding
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
39
Female Share
1.0%
Part-Time Share
4.0%
Skill Level
3 / 5