electron beam welder
Electron beam welders set up and tend machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a high-velocity electron beam. They monitor the machining processes providing an alteration in the kinetic energy of the electrons that allows for them to transform into heat for the metal to melt and join together in a process of precise welding.
electron beam welder electron beam welders set up and tend machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a high-velocity electron beam. The role shows low AI exposure (0.30 on a 0-1 scale) — the role's core work resists automation. The most in-demand skills for the role include electron beam welding machine parts, statistical process control, manufacturing processes, electron beam welding processes, types of metal.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £35,344 a year for Welding trades (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £29,783 to £44,176 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5213). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Craft and related trades workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only electron beam welder, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 7. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does electron beam welder do?
Electron beam welders set up and tend machines designed to join separate metal workpieces together through the use of a high-velocity electron beam. They monitor the machining processes providing an alteration in the kinetic energy of the electrons that allows for them to transform into heat for the metal to melt and join together in a process of precise welding.
What skills does electron beam welder need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include electron beam welding machine parts, statistical process control, manufacturing processes, electron beam welding processes, types of metal, quality standards. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace electron beam welder?
Our AI-durability model gives electron beam welder a score of 0.30 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.