Cameron Dekker
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Cameron grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a once-proud steel town on the Lehigh River, where he got a taste of TIG welding in his high school shop class. He holds certificates for Certified WeldingEducator (CWE) and Certified Resistance Welding Technician (CRWT) from the American Welding Institute. His interests include scuba diving, sculpture, and kayaking.
It’s rare to find a well-paying job that requires little education. Even more to earn your entire year’s salary in as little as a few months. Underwater welding can be one of those professions. Today I’m going to show you exactly how you as an underwater welder can earn by: Current underwater welding salary Job […]
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Water everywhere. Canada’s water supply rivals most countries, holding about 20% of the global supply. This also makes it a prime spot for underwater welding jobs. The companies that train underwater welders have some of the best training and equipment available. Many started in the sixties and seventies, working in the depths to repair and secure […]
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If you’ve ever seen a solar eclipse, you should consider yourself to be pretty lucky. A total solar eclipse is a very rare event, and most people will never actually see one in their lifetime. Of course, in the age of social media and cameras in everyone’s pocket, you could easily see videos or pictures […]
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Welding is a highly skilled trade with many different career paths available. There’s a lot more to it than just welding two pieces of metal together. Some welders work underwater in the open ocean or rivers and lakes, performing various jobs such as building ships or maintaining oil rigs. Other welders may work on pipelines […]
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With over 488,000 projected job openings in the field by 2028, welding is a career with plenty of opportunities for employment and it just keeps growing. Welders are in demand throughout many different industries, including automotive, aerospace, building and construction, even the military. With welding education, you could have a career as an assembler, manufacturing […]
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As a basic welder, the pay is pretty decent, but it’s not the most lucrative of careers. With an annual salary ranging from $30,000 – $60,000 depending on experience, it’s a career that will afford you a decent life, but you won’t be stacking away the savings or buying a second home on this salary. […]
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Welding is a highly skilled trade that takes many years of experience to perfect. More than just experience, you’ll need certifications if you want to land the best jobs in the industry. But certifications aren’t easy to come by. They require pricey specialized schooling, not to mention the time you have to invest in school, […]
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In the United States, nearly 400,000 welders are currently employed. That’s just about one welding job for every thousand jobs that exist across the country. On average, these welders are earning $44,360 annually. This isn’t the most impressive salary, but it’s just the national average. Welders in some cities are bringing home $20,000 more each […]
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Commercial diving is the sixth fastest-growing career in the United States, and underwater welding is one of the major skills that can help you get well-paying employment in this expanding industry. From deep ocean oil rigs to dams on lakes and rivers, there are plenty of places to work in this field and many different […]
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It’s a nightmare for any cast-iron machine owner to crack or break a vital cast component. It can mean thousands of dollars in replacement parts or hundreds of dollars for hiring a cast-iron welding specialist. Either option can be chosen, but if you know how to weld and are up for learning a new skill, […]
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