...The Art of Welding Welding is defined as the process of joining together metal pieces or parts by heating the surfaces to the point of melting using a blowtorch, electric arc, or other means, and putting them together by pressing or hammering. Welding is more of an art rather than a skill. It takes a special person to be able to completely master the art. Skills that a welder would need to have would be a very detail-orientated mind set. (Welding Basics) anyone can weld, but nobody is going to pay someone to weld something together crappily. The reason I am doing my research on welding is because I want to figure out if this is what I would like to do the rest of my life. I only have minor experience with welding. But, the experience I have had so far has been fun and exciting. Most of the work I have done with welding has involved my cars which is most likely the biggest reason that I have become so interested in this field of study. I have figured out that training for welding workers can range from a few weeks of school or on-the-job training for low-skilled positions, to several years of combined school and on-the-job training for highly skilled jobs. Training is available in high schools, and other types of institutions such as technical institutes, community colleges, and private welding schools. The Armed Forces have welding schools as well. (Jeffus,153) While some employers provide basic training, they prefer to hire workers with experience or more formal training...
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...Career Search Do you love water? Well, if you do you might want to try the careers I’m interested in. Hyperbaric Welding (Underwater welding). Hyperbaric welding is the process of welding at elevated pressures, normally underwater. I’m interested in this type of job because I love being in the water and welding looks fun and interesting to me. Think of something underwater that you can’t bring to the surface to weld it; well, that’s what underwater welders are for. If you need something welded underwater, and you don’t know how to underwater weld, but you know how to weld, well, sorry to tell you, but it takes a little more skill to do it underwater. To learn more about the career of underwater welder, it is important to understand the history, how to get the job, the basic job description, and what type of person would be good at this job. The history of...
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...WELDING TECHNICIAN I always loved doing activities with my hands, crafting different items out of raw materials. I remember when I took woodshop and welding class at high school and I enjoyed how I had the opportunity to create and sculpt items. That’s why I feel becoming a welding technician would be great for me. Welders are needed all over the world, its like you have endless work . Welders are in high demand they‘re need for everything when it comes to manufacturing. It just sounds like everything i'm looking for in a career. The reason I chose this profession was because I’m a hands on kind of guy. I like to get my hands dirty. Ever since I was a little kid, I was always dismantling things around the house. I stayed in trouble with my mom. As I become older, I started to notice that I was pretty good with my hands. My mom was always asking me to repair things around the house, like the dvd player or the lawn mower or just odd jobs around the house. But what really interested me in the welding job was my welding class. I had a teacher named Mr. Green who taught us the safety procedures, proper clothing to wear and welding using the basic methods. I found the class very interesting, We created tables, chairs, and a barbeque pit and even statues from raw metals. This class really made me want to become welding technician. Based on my personality assessment from type focus, my personality type is “introversion, intuition, thinking and perceiving”. This...
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...Don’t you hate when you have books on the shelf and they start to tumble over after you take one out? The solution to this is a bookend, it’s usually a metal piece that has been welded together, seeing those things that help us in everyday life made me think about me wanting to help make things that I know people will use everyday. Many wonder what welding is and how it works. According to Mary Bonk “ welding is the process of heating and melting metal parts to join them together”. (Bonk,3) Anything made of metal no matter the size can most likely be welded. Examples of welding is everywhere from the cars,trucks, and the motorcycles we drive. Bridges and highways would be impossible to build without welding. I’m interested in...
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...Welding Before I start my essay I’d like to briefly go over the history of welding. Welding can trace its historic development back to ancient times. The earliest examples come from the Bronze Age. Small gold circular boxes were made by pressure welding lap joints together. It is estimated that these boxes were made more than 2000 years ago. During the Iron Age the Egyptians and people in the eastern Mediterranean area learned to weld pieces of iron together. Many tools were found which were made approximately 1000 B.C. (“History of Welding”). During the Middle Ages, the art of blacksmithing was developed and many items of iron were produced which were welded by hammering. It was not until the 19th century that welding, as we know it today...
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...A welder that is skilled helps other people and businesses by cutting, shaping and joining pieces of steel, aluminum and other metals. Welders also fill in holes and repair cracks in metal. A Welders job is to maintain welding equipment and put on the finishing touches by smoothing and polishing surfaces. I welded when I was a freshman in high school and loved it. My uncle is a welder and was talking to me on my future and he suggested that I should become a welder. There isn’t many women welders out there so it would be cool if I became one. A welder needs to be skilled in many different things such as welding with torches and lasers. They also need to be able to do things around the shop and do blue print readings. To become a welder you...
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...The career of a commercial diver entitles doing all sorts of different jobs, such as repair or salvage, while submerged in water. People who are extremely comfortable being underwater and like the metal business would love this job. The conditions divers would be in is, outside and underwater the majority of the time. While working, the time will matter since customers want to be in the water. Divers could be located anywhere they need repairs or salvage including world-wide or even close to home. A divers morning routine is to wake up and start gearing up for the day, as well as a daily inspection of all gear to make sure it’s in perfect working condition. This career will start at 50 thousand in a year, but the potential year salary is upwards of 250k dollars a year. Unlike pipefitters, divers are submerged so the pipefitters can earn upwards of 100k a year. In this decade the jobs in the commercial diver career are dropping. According to the Bureau of labor statistics, there were 3000 jobs in 2010, in 2017 there are 3098 jobs, and they predict there will be 2500 jobs in 2021. Keep in mind that this is just for Missouri so there...
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...Network Administrator & Payroll Clerk S & S Welding, Inc. 22131 68Th Ave South; P.O. Box 1505 Kent, WA 98035-1505 Dear Victoria Gribble: I’m writing in response to your welder fabricator apprenticeship opportunity listed in an S & S advertisement. The opportunity is of interest to me as a means for furthering my career and education in the welding field. My current education include classes in advance welding and metal sculpture all of which all involve TIG, MIG, and Torch, I am skilled in all 3, and I can work well in a team environment or independently. My most recent work experience was as a deep water Lifeguard at a popular theme park. This job demanded that I stay focused and alert because the lives of many depended on the attention me and my co-workers paid to assure that lives were not at risk. I learned that communication was ultimately important when it came to teamwork. Being able to effectively communicate with other team members was a skill beyond what was demanded of me physically to assure that all life safety elements were properly in place. I can see that this skill would also be important for a welding apprenticeship position. As a volunteer I have worked in supervisory capacities with young children. This experience called upon my ability to effectively communicate as well as to problem solve. Assuring that the needs of all children were met often required negotiation and compromise. My intention was to problem solve in ways that...
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...Kevin McPheeters Instructor’ Choice Assignment Fall2012-ECO2023-Princ Economics II-372686 November 3, 2012 Plumbing In my current position, I have the chance to dabble in many of your typical industrial trades such as electrical work, carpentry, welding and plumbing. As much as I enjoy this type of work, my job requirements create limitations to my knowledge and experience. I work in a maintenance capacity; therefore it is helpful to know a little bit about a lot, as opposed to being experienced in exclusively one trade. All of the aforementioned trades are suffering a shortage of qualified employees, so the opportunity exists to get into any of them and succeed, career wise as well as monetarily. It just amounts to how hard one is willing to work on what are generally considered unglamorous trades. For the purpose of this assignment I am going to focus on opportunities in the plumbing trade. Plumbers are tradesmen that are generally qualified for a wide range of responsibilities, and also need some experience in other trades such as carpentry and welding. Plumbers can handle jobs as simple as one man unplugging a toilet all the way to an entire company dedicating its workforce to constructing a skyscraper. They can handle everything from plastic pipe and glue to cast iron pipes and a welding rig. If they are working on a house, they would need some carpentry skills for plumbing installation. Plumbers have an advantage over some of the other construction related trades...
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...PERSONAL DATA SHEET BERNABE ONTONG JUMAO-AS 904 San Jose St. E. Aldana, Las Piñas City Objective: To gain knowledge and experiences through working to the company where I can give the best of what I have for the companies profit and growth. To obtain a position in the field of welding that would best fit my qualifications and develop further my talents for continuous career improvement. Profile: A Person with a Flexible Personality, Easy to Deal With, Trust Worthy, Honest Hard Working, Diligent, Innovative, Punctual and God Fearing Personal Information: Date of Birth: July 22, 1990 Place Of Birth: Baluarte Buenavista, Bohol Age: 24 yrs. old Citizenship: Filipino Civil Status: Single Weight: 58 kg. Height: 5’5” Sex: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Father’s Name: Mr. Vinancio S. Jumao-as Occupation: None Mother’s Name: Mrs. Evarista O. Jumao-as Occupation: Housewife Their Address: Baluarte Buenavista, Bohol Mobile No: 0928-4744-374 Languages or dialects you can speak or write: English and Tagalog Person to be contacted in case of emergency: Ms. Nelcy Ann Verana Her Address: 904 San Jose St. E. Aldana, Las Piñas City Educational Background: Date...
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...first while I had no clue what I was going to do for my service project much less find a research topic related to my service. I raked through my memory and I remembered one experience I had with my former wood shop teacher at Orem High School. He had already retired and came in to visit the shop and we were talking about why he had retired. Though he seemed nostalgic and remorseful about leaving the school, he stated very bluntly that vocational education was fading and would soon be unimportant. I did not ever have a chance to ask him what he meant, but I think I figured it out. He meant that in the United States, as well as in countries such as China (Willis 39) and India (Agrawal 453), Vocational Education and Training (VET) has begun to fade and but its significance is still prominent. We already see this in Nigeria. (Kennedy 274) So that is what I picked for my research topic, and I decided to volunteer at Orem High's wood shop and see for myself the advantages and disadvantages of a lower level VET program. I have concluded that VET programs are highly valuable, need support, and should be recognized as vital and call for more VET programs. Background Information So what is VET? Vocational Education and Training is any kind of education or training that prepares students for a vocation. These are often referred to as 'trade schools' or 'technical colleges'. Examples of vocations are carpentry, welding, sewing, cooking, pharmacy, cosmetology, masonry, plumbing...
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...2014 Career Interests and Profiler The results of my Career Plan are beyond ridiculous. After completing this necessary step in my continuing education, I took the tests with great hope and interest as to what results it would come up with for me. To state that I was disappointed is an understatement. As you, the reader of this paper, do not know me personally, you do not know my life experiences, what I have been taught or what I have learned from my teachers, mentors, coaches, and most importantly my father. Neither does the Career Plan test. Therefore, the results should be based on my answers, which would be derived from my own personal learning and experiences. Based on this, I would have thought that the Career Plan would have made choices based on my 51 years of life. It did not. I have always enjoyed working with my hands. My father was an electrician. He was also very talented with other trades, such as pipe fitting, plumbing, and just about everything related to manual labor. To say that he taught me a lot is an understatement. I learned how to fill fire extinguishers at the age of 8. I also learned basic electrical wiring and was able to do complex motor control by the time I was 18. By the time I was 21, I was a certified welder in 4 different welding processes. Most recently, I built an electrical contracting business with 15 employees, and over $2 million dollars in yearly sales. My point is that I do very well with “hands-on” work. When my Career Interest...
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...school students. Obstacles such as mindset, wants for trade work or specialty careers, and debt leads students away from the idea of a college education. In many situations this high level schooling is not necessary. College is not solely a test of intelligence, therefore when watching for college standard abilities seeing your child developing self-management skills and study habits should be viewed as accomplishments. Creating this hardworking mindset will more greatly benefit the student than acing all his/her high school tests. ““Children only have so much time in a day,” Redford explains. "There is definitely a point of diminishing returns when it comes...
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...In my life, there have been many people that have helped shape who I am today, and there are many experiences that I have had to help as well. There are many things that I might not have done if it weren't for the influences that I had. For my career goals, I plan to finish my welding technology degree here at Mitchell and plan on going to CPCC to get a little bit more training on welding there with some different processes. I then plan to work for a couple of years to gain experience so I will be able to begin training to become a welding inspector, which is my goal. As for personal goals, I achieved my goal a few months ago, which was earning the Eagle Scout award. I do have some others though, for example, I would like to receive the Vigil honor in the Order of the Arrow soon, and I would also like to be elected Lodge Chief. I would also like to place at our Dixie fellowship...
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...Penta Career Center has changed my overall perception of school, and I am very eager to share how. Penta is a vocational school located in Perrysburg Ohio, that offers programs ranging from cosmetology to welding. Popular programs include automotive technology, masonry, culinary arts, dental assisting, early childhood education, floral design, public safety, and small animal care. And these are just few of the many programs here at Penta. Oak Harbor is my home school, and I came to Penta my junior year to attend Medical Technologies. I plan to return to Penta for my senior year as well! I chose to come to Penta because I wanted to get a headstart in the medical field. I knew that being in Medical Technologies would help me pursue my future career of becoming a licensed dermatologist. One of the things I enjoy here at Penta, is that we operate on block schedule. Block scheduling gives me a good idea of what college will be like. Penta also gives me the opportunity to participate and compete in student organizations, such as HOSA and SkillsUSA. HOSA is an organization dedicated to educating future healthcare professionals. The web defines SkillsUSA as “.. a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. We provide educational programs, events and...
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