Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Tasks Include:
- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
- Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
- Tack-weld fitted parts together.
- Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
- Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
- Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
- Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
- Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -14.4%
National: -15.7%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$47,200.00
State
$49,950.00
Regional
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 47.14%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 29.03%
- Some College Courses = 16.58%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 3.82%
- Bachelor's Degree = 3.15%
- Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. = 0.16%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 0.12%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 40.33%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 21.41%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 19.65%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 8.27%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 5.98%
- Up to and including 1 month = 3.32%
- None = 0.67%
- Over 10 years = 0.29%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.06%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 27.86%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 23.20%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 17.82%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 17.03%
- None = 5.19%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.54%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.25%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.10%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 46.92%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 32.21%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 9.31%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 7.65%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.77%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.15%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.99%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
- Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
- Tack-weld fitted parts together.
- Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
- Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
- Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
- Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
- Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
- Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
- Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
- Smooth workpiece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
- Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
- Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.
- Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
- Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.
- Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
- Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes.
- Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.
- Preheat workpieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.
- Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld.
- Install boilers, containers, and other structures.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches
- Power sanders (Belt sanders)
- Bench vises
- Shears (Beverly shears)
- Workshop presses (Brakes)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Center punches)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Milling cutters (Computerized numerical control CNC metal-cutting machines)
- Workshop presses (Computerized numerical control CNC press brakes)
- Power saws (Cutoff saws)
- Desktop computers
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Dial indicators)
- Compasses (Dividers)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Drift pins)
- Workshop presses (Drill presses)
- Power planes (Edge planers)
- Machine end mills (End milling machines)
- Plasma welding machinery (Flame cutters)
- Forklifts
- Hand clamps
- Files (Hand files)
- Shears (Hand shears)
- Blow torches (Hand torches)
- Induction heaters (Heating furnaces)
- Jacks
- Ladders
- Lathes
- Squares (Layout squares)
- Locking pliers
- Tape measures (Measuring tapes)
- Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery (Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment)
- Micrometers
- Milling machines
- Track cranes (Overhead cranes)
- Paint sprayers (Paint spray guns)
- Personal computers
- Plasma welding machinery (Plasma cutters)
- Positioning jig (Positioning jigs)
- Power chippers
- Power grinders
- Power saws (Power hacksaws)
- Hoists (Power hoists)
- Protractors
- Pry bars
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Punches)
- Power saws (Radial arm saws)
- Twist drills (Radial drills)
- Reamers
- Rivet tools (Rivet guns)
- Tube bending machinery (Roll benders)
- Scaffolding
- Scribers
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Sine bars)
- Hammers (Sledgehammers)
- Rulers (Steel rules)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Workshop presses (Straightening presses)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Surface gauges)
- Welders (Tack welding equipment)
- Taps or dies (Taps)
- Track bulldozers (Tracked bulldozers)
- Level sensors or transmitters (Transit levels)
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery (Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment)
- Turnbuckles
- Shears (Unishears)
- Height gauges (Vernier height gauges)
- Wedges
- Blow torches (Welding torches)
Technologies Include:
- Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Spreadsheet software
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Word processing software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
73.00 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
67.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
64.00 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
63.25 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
58.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
51.25 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
59.50 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
56.25 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
56.25 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
56.25 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
53.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
50.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
76.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
65.75 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
65.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
63.00 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
62.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
62.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
61.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
59.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
56.75 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
56.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
53.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
50.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
87.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
81.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
80.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
79.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
76.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
75.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
72.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
68.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
67.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
66.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
65.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
65.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
65.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
63.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
60.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
55.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.20 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
94.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
91.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
90.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
88.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
88.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
88.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
87.60 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
87.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
83.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
83.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
82.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
82.00 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
80.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
79.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
78.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
77.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
74.00 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
72.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
72.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
72.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
70.80 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
69.60 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
69.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
68.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
64.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
63.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
61.00 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
60.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
59.80 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
59.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
58.00 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
57.60 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
57.00 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
57.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
55.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
53.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
53.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
52.20 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
51.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $33,870.00 | $47,200.00 | $56,270.00 |
Virginia | $35,970.00 | $49,950.00 | $51,740.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $38,193.91 | $51,696.73 | $53,046.28 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $35,466.66 | $46,337.08 | $49,681.26 |
Crater Area | $34,020.19 | $48,344.21 | $48,597.45 |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $41,897.62 | $52,126.09 | $65,553.88 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $41,159.80 | $50,359.68 | $57,661.86 |
Piedmont Workforce | $37,594.69 | $52,040.63 | $57,137.67 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $34,889.33 | $42,873.05 | $49,114.34 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 63,600 | 53,600 | -15.7% |
Virginia | 1,686 | 1,444 | -14.4% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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- Stonemasons
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- Tapers
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
- Tile and Stone Setters
- Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
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Occupations
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Metalworking, General
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Other Craftsworkers, N.E.C., General
- Steelworking
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Cage Maker, Machine
- Computer Numerical Control Programmer / Operator (CNC Programmer / Operator)
- Fabricator
- Fabricator Assembler Metal Products
- Fitter
- Fitter-Welder
- Ground Support Equipment Assembler
- Hand Former
- Layout Man
- Metal Box Maker
- Metal Fabricator
- Metal Fabricator Apprentice
- Metal Framer
- Mill Beam Fitter
- Motorcycle Assembler
- Motorcycle Fabricator
- Motorcycle Maker
- Ornamental Metal Worker
- Ornamental Metal Worker Apprentice
- Plate Shop Operator
- Pneumatic Tool Operator
- Precision Structural Metal Fitter
- Protector Plate Attacher
- Ship Fitter
- Ship Propeller Finisher
- Steelworker
- Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Metal Fabricator
- Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Steel Fabricator
- Structural Steel Fitter
- Tack Welder
- Weld Technician
- Welder
- Welder-Fabricator
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