“There are many historical, institutional, and contemporary barriers that have resulted in women constituting roughly 4% of welders in the US,” Samantha Farr, Founder and CEO of Women Who Weld, a non-profit workforce development organization that teaches women how to weld and seek employment in the industry, told gasworld.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017) reported that as few as 4.5% of welders are women. The welding industry as a whole is currently undergoing a shortage of workers, and in terms of women focused groups for welding, there is minimal representation in the US.
Welding can be a good career choice for women. According to Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) (2018), non-traditional occupations for women, or careers with workforces that are more than 75% male, may offer women higher wages than other traditionally female-dominated careers.
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