Welding Master Fast Track Certificate M aster welders may find work in a variety of industries and locations, including commercial and industrial construction, offshore and underwater oil and gas drilling sites, automotive manufacturing plants, light manufacturing to heavy industrial fabrication plants, pipelines for water, petroleum and natural gas. Many trades in manufacturing industries are adopting automated practices. As these trends continue, some welding processes may become partially or wholly automated, though well trained qualified welding operators are going to be in demand to operate the automated processes. Individuals with expert welding skills will be in demand as certified welders, certified welding operators, certified welding inspectors, certified welding educators, and with this experience individuals can qualify for specialized welding processes and quality assurance inspection services. Non Destructive Examination (NDE) inspector is another potential career that well trained welders and welding operators find available with additional NDE training. Since employers prefer applicants with diverse welding skills, acquiring expert-level training and education will help aspiring welders to be in demand in the job market for many years to come. A Program Overview of the Energy, Manufacturing & Construction Area of Study Welding Master Fast Track Certificate Available at LSC-Conroe Center and LSC-North Harris LoneStar.edu/Welding-Master 1 Entry-Level Wage: $30,601 Welder (SMAW & GMAW) Certificate Available at LSC-Conroe Center and LSC-North Harris LoneStar.edu/Welder-Certificate Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certificate (GTAW) Certificate Available at LSC-Conroe Center and LSC-North Harris LoneStar.edu/TIG-CTE Pipe Welder Certificate Available at LSC-Conroe Center and LSC-North Harris LoneStar.edu/Pipe-Welder LoneStar.edu/Welding-Master Jennifer Aubain 936.521.4507 [email protected] LSC-Conroe Programs At-A-Glance Updated as of May 2019 Chernette Abbs 281-765-7778 [email protected] LSC-North Harris FOR MORE INFORMATION: 1 Texas Wages and Employment Projections is brought to you by the Labor Market & Career Information (LMCI) Department of the Texas Workforce Commission. www.TexasWages.com, 2017. Lone Star College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, nationality, or ethnicity in its programs and activities. For more information, see http://LoneStar.edu/legal-notices.htm. For Occupational Licensing please review the latest information: LoneStar.edu/ ConsequencesCriminalConviction.