How to become a welder or Flame cutter
Official title: Welder/Flame cutter
Also called: Brazer, Flame cutter, Flame cutter (metal cutting machine), Flame metal cutter, Gas cutting machine operator (metal), Pantograph flame cutter - metal fabrication, Solderer, Welder, Flame cutter, Gas cutting machine operator (metal), Solderer
Welder/Flame cutter welds and cuts metal parts using gas flame, electric arc and other sources of heat to melt and cut, or to melt and fuse metal.
Main tasks
- Welding metal parts using gas flame, or an electric arc, thermite compound or other methods
- Operating resistance-welding machines
- Using blowtorch to make and repair lead linings, pipes, floors and other lead fixtures
- Brazing metal parts together
- Cutting metal pieces using gas flame or an electric arc
- Joining metal parts by hand soldering
- Monitoring the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material
- Examining work pieces for defects and measuring work pieces with straight edges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $36,600 a year. The middle half earn $27,600 to $53,316 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a welder or Flame cutter earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $36,600 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $27,600 to $53,316.
Will AI change the work of a welder or Flame cutter?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026