Different jobs metalwork can be applied

Different Jobs

When you go into metalworking during high school, you might be thinking to yourself that this is only a fun course that challenges you in a hands on way. In all reality, it is actually a type of trade that you can make really good money from! Heres a few jobs that catch most peoples interest after high school.

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Welder

A welder is a job where a client/company will give you a bunch of pieces of metal, gives you a end plan, and then gets you to connect all the pieces of metal together. They do this by using a technique called welding. To do this technique, the workers take a blowtorch, a welding mask so they don't burn their eyes, and fuse the metal together by melting them and drying them quickly to fuse them together. After fusing them all together, they ship it back or get them to pick up the completed project. They then get payed depending on how many hours that they spent on the job.

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Construction

Some metalworkers will go into the construction industry. They work alongside the welders to build stuff like bridges, park artworks, buildings, etc. They are the best payed people in this industry as its a trade, which means that they will never run out of work, and they get massive projects to complete, like building a skyscraper.

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Metal Fabricator

A metal fabricator is kind of like a welder where you get a blueprint by a client and you have to build it. Only this time, its more custom jobs instead of daily maintenance on stuff like bridges, buildings, etc

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Of course there are others, however these are the few most popular jobs that include a metalworking background.