Welding Technology
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Welding Technology Certificate is designed to prepare students to apply a variety of welding processes in the workplace. This certificate requires a total of 23-29 units. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken. At least one half of the units toward the certificate must be completed at Fullerton College.
Welding Technology Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 38,130
- High salary: 75,850
- Average salary: 51000
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 35,780
- High salary: 66,190
- Average salary: 47060
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 46,040
- High salary: 94,950
- Average salary: 61680
All Careers in Welding Technology (8)
| Boilermakers | No high school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Declining | 73,340 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Declining | 61,680 |
| Engine & Other Machine Assemblers | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Declining | 52,540 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Declining | 51,000 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Declining | 49,900 |
| Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Declining | 48,620 |
| Milling & Planing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | High school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Declining | 48,310 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Declining | 47,060 |
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Demonstrate one or more of the five core welding processes and applied relevant safety practices.
- Demonstrate code compliant requirements for Welding.