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Last updated: November 10, 2024
Welder Arc Salary
in La Grande, Oregon
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$31,974 (USD)
Average Salary
$15/hr
Average Hourly
$400
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Welder Arc is $31,974 a year and $15 an hour in La Grande, Oregon, United States. The average salary range for a Welder Arc is between $24,556 and $36,962. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Welder Arc. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in La Grande, Oregon.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$35,915
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About La Grande, Oregon
La Grande Cost of Living Score:
Description:
La Grande () is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. La Grande is Union County's largest city, with a population of 13,082 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census. The La Grande metro population is 25,076. It is the 16th largest metropolitan area in Oregon.
La Grande is located within the Grande Ronde Valley and is the only true valley in Oregon as it is surrounded by mountains. The Blue Mountains, Elkhorn Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness and Grande Ronde River offer abundance of natural resources and wildlife. Economically, it started as a logging and agriculture town but is now identified as a gateway for many...
Job Summary
Description:
- Welds together metal components of products, such as pipelines, automobiles, boilers, ships, aircraft, and mobile homes, as specified by layout, blueprints, diagram, work order, welding procedures, or oral instructions, using electric arc-welding equipment: obtains specified electrode and inserts electrode into portable holder or threads consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun.
- Connects cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse, as specified by welding engineer 011.061-026 or welding technician 011.261-014.
- Starts power supply to produce electric current.
- Strikes (forms) arc which generates heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpiece and join edges of workpiece.
- Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle.
- Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Examines weld for bead size and other specifications.
- May manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
- May clean or degrease weld joint or workpiece, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath.
- May repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
- May prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
- May chip off excess weld, slag, and spatter, using hand scraper or power chipper.
- May preheat workpiece, using hand torch or heating furnace.
- May position and clamp workpieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture.
- May tack.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Welder Arc is $31,974 a year and $15 an hour in La Grande, Oregon, United States. The average salary range for a Welder Arc is between $24,556 and $36,962. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Welder Arc. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in La Grande, Oregon.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Welder Arc Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Job family population: 421,730
Estimated population of Welder Arc jobs: 12,374
Rate of error: 0.8%
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About La Grande, Oregon
La Grande Cost of Living Score:
Description:
La Grande () is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. La Grande is Union County's largest city, with a population of 13,082 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census. The La Grande metro population is 25,076. It is the 16th largest metropolitan area in Oregon.
La Grande is located within the Grande Ronde Valley and is the only true valley in Oregon as it is surrounded by mountains. The Blue Mountains, Elkhorn Mountains, Eagle Cap Wilderness and Grande Ronde River offer abundance of natural resources and wildlife. Economically, it started as a logging and agriculture town but is now identified as a gateway for many...
Job Summary
Description:
- Welds together metal components of products, such as pipelines, automobiles, boilers, ships, aircraft, and mobile homes, as specified by layout, blueprints, diagram, work order, welding procedures, or oral instructions, using electric arc-welding equipment: obtains specified electrode and inserts electrode into portable holder or threads consumable electrode wire through portable welding gun.
- Connects cables from welding unit to obtain amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse, as specified by welding engineer 011.061-026 or welding technician 011.261-014.
- Starts power supply to produce electric current.
- Strikes (forms) arc which generates heat to melt and deposit metal from electrode to workpiece and join edges of workpiece.
- Manually guides electrode or gun along weld line, maintaining length of arc and speed of movement to form specified depth of fusion and bead, as judged from color of metal, sound of weld, and size of molten puddle.
- Welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Examines weld for bead size and other specifications.
- May manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
- May clean or degrease weld joint or workpiece, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath.
- May repair broken or cracked parts and fill holes.
- May prepare broken parts for welding by grooving or scarfing surfaces.
- May chip off excess weld, slag, and spatter, using hand scraper or power chipper.
- May preheat workpiece, using hand torch or heating furnace.
- May position and clamp workpieces together or assemble them in jig or fixture.
- May tack.
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Who We Are
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