If you’re looking to jump into the welding job market and you’re working on developing a high level of proficiency with welding, what is the best welding process for landing a welding job or a welding career?
When your time is limited and you need to find a way to make yourself attractive and indispensible to a potential employer, a common tip on welding forums is to learn how to TIG weld weld for a variety of fabrication processes. The job market for TIG welders is diverse, the process is fairly specialized, and there are far more MIG and stick welders looking for work compared to TIG welders.
TIG welding is a cut above other welding processes in skill and practice, and therefore you’ll stand out among job candidates and hopefully land a higher-paying job. For example, custom automotive welding is a lucrative and growing field where many young TIG welders have found work.
In addition, if you already learned how to weld with a stick or MIG welder before picking up TIG, you’ll have a wider range of skills that an employer will desire.
There are many stick welding jobs for construction projects or pipelines, but these welding jobs can be physically taxing and sometimes call workers into extreme weather locations on oil rigs in the ocean or in the wilderness. While you can certainly find work for the MIG and stick welding, your chances of finding a wide variety of sustainable, long term, career welding positions will tend to be greater if you know how to TIG weld.
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