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What Is the Best Welding Rod for a Beginner?

Posted: July 27, 2021 by Zander Buel

Of the hundreds of different types of welding rods out there, where should a beginner start? Different welding school instructors may recommend beginner welding rods for different purposes, so...

Graduate Connections – Allison Machicek

Graduate Connections

07/20/2021

Allison, 25, from Yoakum, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in July 2021. We spoke with Allison four days after...

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Is HVAC Better than Electrician: A Career Comparison

electrician career vs hvac technician career

Skilled Trades

07/20/2021

Are you considering vocational training but aren’t sure whether to become an HVAC technician or an electrician? It’s an understandable predicament, considering these two occupations can have overlapping tasks....

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07/20/2021

Is HVAC Better than Electrician: A Career Comparison

Do You Push or Pull When Stick Welding?

Welding

07/16/2021

Stick welding is one of the most commonly applied techniques in the family of arc welding processes.1 It’s likely one of the first processes you’ll learn about in your...

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07/16/2021

Do You Push or Pull When Stick Welding?

How Old Are Welders? Investigating the “Skilled Trades Shortage”

Welding

07/09/2021

In recent years, news agencies and the American Welding Society have spotlighted the aging welding workforce to underscore the potential for a skilled trades shortage.1 How old are welders?...

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07/09/2021

How Old Are Welders? Investigating the “Skilled Trades Shortage”

Graduate Connections – Meet April Long

Graduate Connections

07/08/2021

April, 27, from Willis, Texas, graduated the Professional Welder program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in July 2021. Thanks for your time, April. What brought...

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07/08/2021

Graduate Connections – Meet April Long

Transitioning from Oil Field Work? Consider the Skilled Trades

Skilled Trades

06/29/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic fallout have had a disastrous effect on the oil industry.1 If you were an oil field worker when things started to go south,...

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06/29/2021

Transitioning from Oil Field Work? Consider the Skilled Trades

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