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In a Report for Fox News Today, the American Welding Society Estimates That There Will Be a Shortage of Welders to Supply the American Industry in 3 Years. Watch the Report Video Below and the Full Article.
The demand for welders in the United States continues to grow as fewer young people pursue the career. This could be a great opportunity for you if you are looking to go to the United States in search of work. We will provide additional information and a video on how to obtain a visa legally throughout the article. This report was based on a Fox News article released on February 22, 2020.
“I went home one day and was like: ‘You know, I think I want to weld’,” says Natalie Rhoades, a student at the Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT) in Williamsport. Rhoades is set to graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in welding engineering technology and fabrication. “I have a few things in mind”, says Rhoades. “I definitely would like to do welding inspection.”
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The American Welding Society (AWS) estimates that there will be a shortage of more than 375,000 welders by 2023.
“There are many weld spots out there that need to be filled”, said PCT student Alex Bibber.
AWS researchers point to several factors that influence the shortage of workers.
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“The shortage is due to attrition. Whether it’s retirements, people leaving the field, or people seeking other higher-paying areas. It is also due to a negative perception of welding,” said Monica Pfarr, executive director of the American Welding Society Foundation.
Rhoades, one of the 18 women in a program with more than 300 students, agrees that there is a stigma around the profession.
“Just because you are a girl, people think it’s a dangerous job. They think it’s dirty, you know, you won’t be able to do it. But it really is none of that. It doesn’t bother me,” said Rhoades.
Watch the Fox News Video Report Aired on February 22, 2020 Below
According to Pfarr, the shortage of welders in the United States is also due to students increasingly choosing universities over vocational schools.
“There is a belief that everyone needs a four-year degree to succeed, and that’s not the case”, said Pfarr, who also suggested that fewer high schools are exposing students to the possibility of enrolling in vocational schools.
“Unless they have someone in their family as a role model, they have no idea that this is a possible career for them”, said Pfarr.
PCT is doing its part to offset the deficit, having just completed a $7 million expansion of its welding lab, one of the largest in the country.
“We just added 35,000 square feet to our welding facilities,” says Brad Webb, director of industrial, computing, and engineering technologies at PCT.
The entire facility measures over 55,000 square feet, almost the size of a football field.
The expansion of the welding lab will allow the school to enroll about 60 more students per year, in addition to the more than 300 students already in the program. College officials say this was necessary due to the growing interest from students.
“We had a waiting list for four or five years of students that we couldn’t accommodate because we didn’t have enough physical space to bring them in”, says Webb. “… [We have] new robotics, an electron beam welder, a laser welder. A lot of technology that our students couldn’t see before.”
PCT students can choose to obtain a welding certificate, an associate degree, or a bachelor’s degree.
“One of the reasons for the expansion was to attract more students because we know we can create sustainable wages for families from these careers, and we want to ensure that all these people have that opportunity”, says Webb.
According to Webb, students with an associate degree typically start earning at least $40,000 per year. (a little over R$ 175,000 per year or about R$ 14,000 monthly at today’s exchange rate)
“I think a lot of people just don’t understand that welding jobs aren’t just going out there and welding in a muddy hole or using heavy equipment”, says Bibber. “You could work on assembly lines, program robots, you could go get a job at Chevy and work on the new Corvettes.”
Rhoades plans to work as a welding inspector once she finishes obtaining her bachelor’s degree.
“I think it’s really rewarding … just being a girl in a male-dominated field”, she says. “People kind of look at you and don’t think you can do it, but we can do anything they can do.”
Watch the Video on How to Obtain Your American Work Visa
Forms Cited in the Video:
- DS-160 Form – https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/
- Fee Payment and Scheduling – https://ais.usvisa-info.com/pt-br/niv
- U.S. Embassy – https://br.usembassy.gov/pt/visas-pt/
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