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Solderer Torch
$31,742 (USD)/yr
$15.26 (USD)/hr
$409 (USD)/yr
The average solderer torch gross salary in Birmingham, Alabama is $31,742 or an equivalent hourly rate of $15. This is 6% lower (-$2,199) than the average solderer torch salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $409. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Birmingham, Alabama. An entry level solderer torch (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $24,606. On the other end, a senior level solderer torch (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $37,523.
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Salary Potential
$35,654 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Solderer Torch will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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Typical Field of Study: Welding Technology/Welder Training
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The cost of living in Birmingham, Alabama is 8% less than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageBirmingham ( BUR-ming-ham) is a city in the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2022 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 196,910, down 2% from the 2020 census, making it Alabama's third-most populous city after Huntsville and Montgomery. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289, and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 50th-most populous in the United...
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Job Description
Brazes (bonds) together components to assemble metal parts as specified by layout, work order, or blueprints, using hand torch: aligns and clamps workpieces together, using rule, square, or template or sets up and places them in fixtures, jigs, or vise. Cleans joints of workpieces, using wire brush or by dipping them into cleaning solution. Selects torch tip, flux, and brazing... alloy from data charts or work order. Connects hoses from torch to regulator valves and cylinders of oxygen and specified fuel gas, acetylene or natural. Turns valves to start flow of gases, lights flame, and adjusts pressure and mixture of gases to obtain desired color and size of flame. Brushes flux onto joint of workpiece or dips braze rod into flux to prevent oxidation of metal. Guides torch and rod along joint or seam of workpiece to heat to brazing temperature and melt braze alloy to bond workpieces together. Examines seam and rebrazes defective joints. May braze together broken parts and cover holes to repair leaks. May specialize in bonding parts with soft solder and be designated solderer, torch (welding) ii. May melt and separate brazed joints, using hand torch or furnace, remove and straighten components, and rebraze joints to repair misaligned or damaged assemblies and be designated brazer, repair and salvage (welding). May braze together seams of metal sheets, strips, screening, or wire cloth, using torch mounted on manually guided crawler, and be designated brazer, crawler torch (welding).
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