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Welder programs in Illinois

46 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in Illinois yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.

What the job pays in Illinois

$51,320median, per year

This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across Illinois, 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

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Trade schools · 46

You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.

Requirements, the test, timing

How to actually get in

Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.

How to get into a welder apprenticeship

46 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.