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Precision metal working majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a precision metal working degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in precision metal working. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 19,709 precision metal working major resumes to identify the jobs precision metal working majors most prefer.

Highest-paying jobs with a precision metal working degree

  1. Starting salary
    $33,000
    Job openings
    8,274
    Top locations:
    Houston, TX;  Oklahoma City, OK;  Phoenix, AZ;  
    Job description:
    Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join or cut metal parts. They also fill holes, indentations, or seams of metal products.
  2. Starting salary
    $33,000
    Job openings
    7,738
    Top locations:
    Houston, TX;  Mobile, AL;  Pascagoula, MS;  
    Job description:
    Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join or cut metal parts. They also fill holes, indentations, or seams of metal products.
  3. Starting salary
    $31,000
    Job openings
    178,450
    Job description:
    General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They paint, repair flooring, and work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems.
  4. Starting salary
    $31,000
    Job openings
    9,651
    Top locations:
    Pascagoula, MS;  Houston, TX;  Mobile, AL;  
    Job description:
    Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join or cut metal parts. They also fill holes, indentations, or seams of metal products.
  5. Starting salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    32,345
    Job description:
    Machinists and tool and die makers set up and operate a variety of computer-controlled and mechanically controlled machine tools to produce precision metal parts, instruments, and tools.
  6. Starting salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    78,332
    Top locations:
    Houston, TX;  Mobile, AL;  San Antonio, TX;  
    Job description:
    Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join or cut metal parts. They also fill holes, indentations, or seams of metal products.
  7. Starting salary
    $29,000
    Job openings
    15,448
    Job description:
    Machinists and tool and die makers set up and operate a variety of computer-controlled and mechanically controlled machine tools to produce precision metal parts, instruments, and tools.
  8. Starting salary
    $29,000
    Job openings
    7,053
    Top locations:
    Houston, TX;  Tulsa, OK;  Phoenix, AZ;  
    Job description:
    Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join or cut metal parts. They also fill holes, indentations, or seams of metal products.
  9. Starting salary
    $29,000
    Job openings
    9,463
    Job description:
    Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join or cut metal parts. They also fill holes, indentations, or seams of metal products.
  10. Starting salary
    $28,000
    Job openings
    7,051
    Top locations:
    Houston, TX;  Chicago, IL;  Elkhart, IN;  
    Job description:
    Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join or cut metal parts. They also fill holes, indentations, or seams of metal products.

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Zippia created a precision metal working career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in precision metal working. The map shows the most common jobs precision metal working majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average precision metal working major salary

Precision metal working major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with a precision metal working bachelor's degree who work in the health care industry have an average salary of $78,709, while those graduates who work in the construction industry have an average salary of $45,972. If pay is important to you, then you should look for precision metal working jobs in the health care industry.

Average precision metal working major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage precision metal working salary Precision metal working salary range
1Health Care
$78,709
$45k
$91k
2Automotive
$69,382
$45k
$91k
3Technology
$66,661
$45k
$91k
4Manufacturing
$58,799
$45k
$91k
5Real Estate
$54,151
$45k
$91k

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