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Welding Fabrication

Center for Employment Training -Main Campus · San Jose, CA

Cost
$15,500
Length
30 weeks
Working 6 months later
34%

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

People enrolled
1,588
Finished the program
84%Based on 924 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
34%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
$8,685A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.

The job 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.

Where California publishes a separate figure for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

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 yearSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA: $69,315
Projected openings
28,860San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA: 1,380
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.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

This course will prepare students to perform the duties and responsibilities required by entry level positions in the welding industry. Graduates of the course are qualified to work in employment such as a Welder, Arc Welder, Mig Welder, Tig Welder, Flux-Core Welder, Combination Welder and General Fabricator. Students will first learn about welding shop safety, shop math, shop English, and blueprint interpretation. In addition, they will study the SMAW process, GTAW process, GMAW process, FCAW process, as well as the Oxy-Fuel process. While learning the welding processes, students will also become familiar with the various tools and equipment such as grinders, cutters, and welding machines involved in each process.

Provider's home page →

We could not reach the page in the federal record when we checked on 2026-08-04, so this links to the provider's home page instead.

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

  • San Jose Job CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 408-794-1101

    1608 Las Plumas AvenueWork2Future-Silicon Workforce Development BoardSan Jose, CA 95133about 2.2 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8a-5p

  • North San Jose America`s Job Center of CaliforniaAffiliate site

    Phone: 408-216-6200

    1901 Zanker RoadSan Jose, CA 95112about 2.6 miles away

    Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • NOVAworksComprehensive center

    Phone: 408-730-7232

    456 W. Olive AvenueSunnyvale City HallSunnyvale, CA 94086about 7.9 miles away

    Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you →