Certified Arc Welding Technician Among Top Infrastructure-Related Jobs
The Infrastructurist, a Web site for the construction industry, recently took a look at ten infrastructure-related jobs with bright prospects.
According to the site, in spite of the economic downturn, the global infrastructure sector is poised to see $35 trillion in spending over the next two decades. Moreover, the jobs in question tend to be the sort that can’t be outsourced overseas.
“Most infrastructure work is domestic by nature, after all,” the report says. “And these jobs also tend to be tied to real-world technical skills—unlike many that were lost when America’s bubble economy deflated last year.”
As a follow-up to that report, The Infrastructurist recently added five more “hot jobs” to that initial list. At the top of the list—Certified Arc Welding Technician.
“Arc welding is a common technique of fusing metals, and robotic arc welding—as the name suggests—is this process as preformed by robots,” the site says. “Automation ensures a higher quality of the weld—up to 50 percent better—and increases productivity by up to three times. Who maintains these armies of welding robots? A robotic arc welding technician, of course. As Jeff Noruk, president of industry firm Servo Robot puts it, ‘Robots are like babies. They need care every single day.’”
This is very good news for GAWDA distributors, especially considering that before anyone can claim this “hot job,” somebody else has to invest in the technology and the gases and welding products necessary for this technician to do his job.
$35 trillion in infrastructure spending over the next two decades. Now that’s what I call a market!
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