According to the American Welding Society, U.S. industry growth, coupled with baby boomers retiring from welding, will require about 90,000 welding jobs to be filled each year between now and 2027.
"The average age of a welder is over 50 years old," American Welding Society President-elect Richard Holdren said. "This is our future [and] it's our youth that is becoming involved in welding." ...