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AWS Certified Welder

From American Welding Society

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What you'll learn

You weld a test to a written Welding Procedure Specification, handling fit up, assembly and positioning, and a Certified Welding Inspector judges the weld against the code for structural steel, pipeline, sheet metal or refinery work.

  • Welding to a Welding Procedure Specification
  • Fit up, assembly and positioning
  • Evaluation by a Certified Welding Inspector
  • Testing under the QC47 specification
  • Continuity maintenance to stay active

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Is this right for you?

Level
Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
What you get
A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
How you learn
In person.
How to use it
Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
Why it's worth it
An industry certification hiring managers recognize by name. It instantly sets you apart from applicants who only claim AI skills, and it travels with you to every job you apply for.
What you will pay$70Upfront cost. Full details below.
Time
Preparation varies; performance test.
Before you start
Demonstrate skill in a specific welding procedure at an AWS Accredited Test Facility.
How you are tested
In person performance test.
Renewal
Continuity documentation every six months.
Full cost details
$70 application plus testing facility fees; maintenance extra (catalog figure from Oct 7, 2026; aws.org could not be reloaded on Oct 12, 2026)
Where it applies
United States; project and code acceptance varies

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Checked at the source Oct 7, 2026
Sources and what we verifiedAWS Certified Welder program page ↗AWS current price list ↗

What we verified: NOT REVERIFIED Oct 12, 2026: aws.org fetches were refused (site permission not granted in this session). Values are carried over unchanged from the Oct 7, 2026 catalog review; recheck the $70 application fee and six month continuity rule on the AWS price list before publishing. awardType set to certification because AWS calls it a certification.

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