Essington, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
43 listings on file
No sponsor in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania
$52,900median, per year
This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across Pennsylvania, 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
Pennsylvania 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.
Essington, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$18,205
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,333
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
53%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pittsburgh, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$13,970
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,680
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
24%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Monaca, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,937
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,923
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
12%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Butler, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,233
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,020
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
37%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Media, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,576
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
24%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Erie, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$30,164
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,738
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
67%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Harrisburg, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$14,471
After grant aid
Median debt
$17,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
21%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Johnstown, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$11,714
After grant aid
Completion
86%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Scranton, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$19,954
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
55%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Schnecksville, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,203
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Nanticoke, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,433
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
23%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
New Castle, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$8,361
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,567
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
76%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bethlehem, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$12,119
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,495
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
24%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Washington, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$18,350
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,638
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
84%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Reading, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,228
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$19,760
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
81%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Frackville, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,797
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,275
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
63%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Hermitage, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$6,778
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,706
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
73%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lancaster, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$14,104
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,990
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Allentown, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$22,503
After grant aid
Completion
85%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Youngwood, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,167
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Media, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$1,545
After grant aid
Completion
83%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Uniontown, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$24,194
After grant aid
Completion
74%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Uniontown, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$7,825
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
69%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Williamsport, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$25,110
After grant aid
Median debt
$23,961
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pleasant Gap, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$9,857
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,454
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
95%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Altoona, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$12,419
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
68%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Johnstown, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,200
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
York, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$13,490
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
90%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Johnstown, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$14,111
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,455
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
79%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Willow Street, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$17,505
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
91%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Indiana, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$18,822
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,901
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
West Mifflin, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$15,576
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
75%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Clearfield, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$14,460
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
79%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Springville, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$5,594
After grant aid
Completion
97%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Exton, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$24,883
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,267
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
63%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Somerset, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$14,444
After grant aid
Completion
87%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pittsburgh, PA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$21,392
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,925
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
76%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Leesport, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$20,536
After grant aid
Completion
63%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$22,813
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Schnecksville, PA · Public
Net price / yr
$23,735
After grant aid
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 apprenticeship43 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.