Paramus, NJ · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
11 listings on file
No sponsor in New Jersey 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 New Jersey
$59,440median, per year
This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across New Jersey, 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
New Jersey 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.
Paramus, NJ · Public
Net price / yr
$10,345
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
21%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Blackwood, NJ · Public
Net price / yr
$5,996
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,851
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
South Plainfield, NJ · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$31,575
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,730
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
77%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Paterson, NJ · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$22,148
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,600
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
81%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Paterson, NJ · Public
Net price / yr
$7,761
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,536
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
19%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Newton, NJ · Public
Net price / yr
$7,859
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
37%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Mahwah, NJ · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,968
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,730
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
79%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Toms River, NJ · Public
Net price / yr
$10,828
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
65%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bloomfield, NJ · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,042
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,267
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
67%
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 apprenticeship11 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.