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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers and Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$51,000
$53,990
Employment · BLS OEWS
424,040
16,570
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
20th pct
31st pct

At a glance

Dimension Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Median pay $51,000 $53,990
Employment 424,040 16,570
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+2.2%) About average (+3.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 45,600 1,700
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 20th pct Low · 31st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 11th pct · 13% of tasks 24th pct · 17% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — Augmentation-leaning (32.2%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Arm-Hand Steadiness, Production and Processing, Near Vision, Problem Sensitivity, Finger Dexterity, Quality Control Analysis, Manual Dexterity, Control Precision, Mechanical, Oral Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Flexibility of Closure, Visualization, English Language, Operations Monitoring, Oral Expression, Perceptual Speed, Active Listening, Speaking, Operation and Control, Multilimb Coordination, Reaction Time, Visual Color Discrimination.

Specific to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

  • Monitoring
  • Selective Attention
  • Mathematics
  • Category Flexibility
  • Trunk Strength
  • Far Vision
  • Design
  • Time Management

Specific to Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Equipment Selection
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Written Comprehension
  • Speed of Closure

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Data base user interface and query software , Computer aided design CAD software , Analytical or scientific software .

Specific to Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Specific to Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers or Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/welders-cutters-solderers-and-brazers-vs-electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers

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Singulariki. (2026). Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/welders-cutters-solderers-and-brazers-vs-electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers

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