Bundle 7 - Structure light Gage welder (decking and framing)
California Welding Institute LLC · Lake Elsinore, CA
- Cost
- $21,628
- Length
- 24 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Shrinking -16%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Lake Elsinore is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Job ads may call this: Wirer · Brazer · Welder · Solderer
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
- Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
- Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments.
Show 3 more things this job involves
- Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
- Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
- Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Typical pay in California
- $59,385per year
- Projected openings
- 28,860
- Projected change
- +3.2%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 48% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 18% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 18%
- High school diploma
- 48%
- Started college, no degree
- 22%
- Two-year degree
- 9%
- Four-year degree
- 3%
- Master's degree
- 0.4%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.2%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Fabricator · Mig Welder · Spot Welder · Braze Operator
- Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
- Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- Typical pay in California
- $50,057per year
- Projected openings
- 1,830
- Projected change
- -16%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 48% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 18% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 18%
- High school diploma
- 48%
- Started college, no degree
- 22%
- Two-year degree
- 9%
- Four-year degree
- 3%
- Master's degree
- 0.4%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.2%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Career Builder Bundle 7, composed of 3 courses, prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces to work in decking and framing and other light gage structural welding applications. This bundle Includes instruction in gas metal arc welding, (GMAW/Mig welding) shileded metal arc welding (SMAW/ Stick welding), flux core arc welding (FCAW), safety, and applicable codes and standards.The objective of this career builder bundle is to give students the skills necessary for employment as a welder in light gage fabrication and welding.Includes three welding certifications in accordance to AWS D1.3 (requires passing certification tests).
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Lake Elsinore Youth Opportunity CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 951-471-8415
400 West Graham AvenueLake Elsinore, CA 92530about 2.3 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Perris Youth Opportunity CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 951-657-7105
2560 N. Perris BlvdSuite J3 and J4Perris, CA 92571about 12.5 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Third Saturday of the month 7:00am-3:30pm
Moreno Valley Youth Opportunity CenterAffiliate site
Phone: Public Phone: 951-653-1311
23080 Alessandro Blvd.Suite 236Moreno Valley, CA 92553about 17.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.( Closed 12:30pm-1:30pm) Third Saturday of the month 7am-3:30pm
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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