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Do You Push or Pull When Stick Welding?

Stick welding, also known as shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), is one of the most commonly used arc welding processes and typically one of the first techniques covered in welding training. One of the most frequent questions beginners ask is whether to push […]

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

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 […]

Graduate Connections - Meet April Long

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

Transitioning from Oil Field Work? Consider the Skilled Trades

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 […]

What Is the Easiest Welding to Learn?

What qualifies as the “easiest” type of welding is ultimately subjective, but metal inert gas (MIG) welding is generally thought of as one of the […]

Graduate Connections - Meet Robert Carlson II

Robert, 45, from Jacksonville, Florida, graduated the Refrigeration Technologies program in June 2021 at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville. Thanks for sharing your story, Robert. […]

Graduate Connections - Meet Corey Webber

Corey, 20, from Columbia, South Carolina, graduated the Professional Welder with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville. Corey completed the welding program on […]

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