Fall River, MA · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
7 listings on file
No sponsor in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
$62,570median, per year
This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across Massachusetts, 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
Massachusetts 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.
Fall River, MA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,547
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,243
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
22%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Boston, MA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$15,488
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Worcester, MA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,090
After grant aid
Median debt
$16,575
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
22%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
South Easton, MA · Public
Net price / yr
$7,060
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,846
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
74%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Springfield, MA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,662
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,570
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
32%
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 apprenticeship7 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.