| If there are metal materials in need of being | | | | trained professional to know the seriousness of |
| melted or fused together to create a product or | | | | that fact and adhere to them. Which is why |
| structure, it would take a welder with skills in | | | | welders with formal training are sought out |
| welding to get that job done. They are workers in | | | | because they have some form of training on |
| the manufacturing business who use heat to join | | | | what it takes to do be a welder. |
| metal pieces together to become one. It would | | | | If you are looking for formal training to on how |
| take a Welding professional to join beams at their | | | | become a welder, you might find that there are |
| seams in order for those parts to eventually | | | | classes near you in one or more of the following |
| become a building or structure. | | | | institutions: |
| The welder is accustomed to wearing eye | | | | • high schools, |
| goggles and welding equipment to perform their | | | | • community colleges, |
| job. There are other pieces of protective | | | | • vocational institutes, |
| equipment most welders would wear such as: | | | | • the U.S. Armed forces. |
| 1. Leather gloves, | | | | If you have taken a course in Welding, you might |
| 2. Long sleeve jackets, and | | | | want to get certified in some skills more specific |
| 3. They must wear safety shoes too. | | | | to advance your career. You might want to |
| This equipment aids them in protecting their | | | | check with The American Welding Society to get |
| bodies while they perform their work. Their work | | | | one or more certificates to specialize in. There are |
| environment is considered to be hazardous and | | | | some Welders that are able to be promoted |
| they must work carefully. As a welder, you might | | | | within the ranks of the company they work for |
| even experience working in the midst of a | | | | due to strengthening their skills and after obtaining |
| welding curtain, used to protect anyone not | | | | vast experience. |
| wearing goggles or onlookers. | | | | In the manufacturing industry there is growth for |
| Their equipment, for example the goggles are | | | | welders. There is a need for those trained as a |
| used to protect their eyes from the UV rays | | | | Welder, there are employers seeking their unique |
| caused by the open flame and the metal it burns. | | | | skills. Welders can look for work in such fields as: |
| This flame can burn the retinas and damage the | | | | the utilities, construction, or manufacturing |
| corneas of any welder not careful enough to | | | | industries. There will most times be a demand for |
| follow all safety procedures. | | | | someone knowledgeable of the welding process |
| Safety is of the highest concern and it takes a | | | | or someone who is able to inspect for quality. |