Welding Technology Certificate of Career Preparation
Palo Verde College · Blythe, CA
- Cost
- $574
- Length
- 18 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
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What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
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The job this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Shrinking -16%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
Related work California expects more of
The U.S. Department of Labor lists these as related to the job above, and California projects growth in them rather than decline. Related is not the same as interchangeable: the training, the licences and the pay can all differ, and this program does not train for these. It is a place to start asking, not a recommendation.
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,385 · +3.2% · 93 programs here
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics$76,504 · +13.8% · 18 programs here
No regional figures for this program's city
Blythe is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job ads may call this: Fabricator · Mig Welder · Spot Welder · Braze Operator
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
- Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- Typical pay in California
- $50,057per year
- Projected openings
- 1,830
- Projected change
- -16%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- 1 to 12 months
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 48% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 18% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 18%
- High school diploma
- 48%
- Started college, no degree
- 22%
- Two-year degree
- 9%
- Four-year degree
- 3%
- Master's degree
- 0.4%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.2%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Program details
This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding resistance welding brazing and soldering cutting high-energy beam welding and cutting solid state welding ferrous and non-ferrous materials oxidation-reduction reactions welding metallurgy welding processes and heat treating structural design safety and applicable codes and standards.
We could not reach the page in the federal record when we checked on 2026-08-04, so this links to the provider's home page instead.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
Blythe Workforce Development Satellite CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 760-921-5073
1 College DriveP.E. BuildingBlythe, CA 92225about 10.2 miles away
Hours: Monday -Friday, 8:00 am -5:00 pm
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
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