Idaho Falls, ID · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
9 listings on file
No sponsor in Idaho has published a wage scale, so we can name the 2 registered apprenticeships below but not what they pay. The trade schools further down publish their prices, which is why they look more complete. That is a gap in the public record, not a verdict on which is the better deal.
What the job pays in Idaho
$50,530median, per year
This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across Idaho, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $53,750.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 51-4121 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
50-mile radius
Idaho is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Welder programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Name and place only
2 sponsors appear in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Idaho Falls, ID · Public
Net price / yr
$8,778
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
39%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pocatello, ID · Public
Net price / yr
$12,193
After grant aid
Median debt
$20,039
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lewiston, ID · Public
Net price / yr
$15,635
After grant aid
Median debt
$18,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Coeur d'Alene, ID · Public
Net price / yr
$10,575
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Rexburg, ID · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$8,221
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,969
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Twin Falls, ID · Public
Net price / yr
$6,095
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Nampa, ID · Public
Net price / yr
$8,500
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,720
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a welder apprenticeship9 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.