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Welding schools in Florida
Florida has 49 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Florida, expect to start around $39,200–$46,460 and reach a median of $50,640 with experience; the top quarter earn $60,600 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Florida). Graduates of these Florida programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $31,315 in their first year, against $34,154 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What welders, cutters, solderers and brazers earn in Florida
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 16,420 employed in Florida. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in Florida, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BradentonBrooksvilleChipleyClearwaterCoconut CreekDavieDaytona BeachDeFuniak SpringsEustisFort MyersFort PierceFort Walton BeachGainesvilleInvernessJacksonvilleKissimmeeLake CityLake WorthLakelandLive OakMariannaMelbourneMiamiMiami LakesMiltonMiramarNaplesNew Port RicheyNicevilleOcalaOrlandoPanama CityPensacolaPerrySaint AugustineSaint PetersburgStarkeTallahasseeTampaVero Beach
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lively Technical College | Tallahassee | Public | 65 | $38,269 | not reported | 51% | $15,490 |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | Public | 19 | $36,340 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar | Miramar | for-profit | 14 | $35,637 | $9,500 | 70% | $34,305 |
| First Coast Technical College | Saint Augustine | Public | 23 | $35,040 | not reported | 77% | $14,288 |
| Fort Myers Technical College | Fort Myers | Public | 33 | $33,159 | not reported | 81% | not reported |
| Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | for-profit | 949 | $32,926 | $9,500 | 72% | $40,707 |
| Southern Technical College | Orlando | for-profit | 154 | $31,315 | $20,000 | 63% | $24,757 |
| Hillsborough Community College | Tampa | Public | 53 | $30,528 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Traviss Technical College | Lakeland | Public | 13 | $30,046 | not reported | 90% | not reported |
| George Stone Technical College | Pensacola | Public | 28 | $29,818 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Tom P. Haney Technical College | Panama City | Public | 39 | $27,411 | not reported | 61% | $17,069 |
| Marion Technical College | Ocala | Public | 38 | $22,849 | not reported | 80% | $13,021 |
| Lake Technical College | Eustis | Public | 61 | not reported | not reported | 47% | $25,443 |
| Orange Technical College-South Campus | Orlando | Public | 48 | not reported | not reported | 35% | $14,209 |
| Manatee Technical College | Bradenton | Public | 46 | not reported | not reported | 64% | $4,193 |
| Daytona State College | Daytona Beach | Public | 45 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| William T McFatter Technical College | Davie | Public | 44 | not reported | not reported | 66% | $17,061 |
| Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater | Clearwater | Public | 42 | not reported | not reported | 52% | $26,909 |
| Withlacoochee Technical College | Inverness | Public | 38 | not reported | not reported | 61% | $12,540 |
| Northwest Florida State College | Niceville | Public | 36 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Florida Gateway College | Lake City | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Atlantic Technical College | Coconut Creek | Public | 28 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $15,131 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College | Naples | Public | 28 | not reported | not reported | 99% | $14,698 |
| Ridge Technical College | Winter Haven | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | 99% | not reported |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College | Milton | Public | 26 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $9,088 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg | Saint Petersburg | Public | 25 | not reported | not reported | 60% | $30,586 |
| Treasure Coast Technical College | Vero Beach | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $15,176 |
| Big Bend Technical College | Perry | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 98% | $12,695 |
| Santa Fe College | Gainesville | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Okaloosa Technical College | Fort Walton Beach | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 82% | $21,680 |
| Osceola Technical College | Kissimmee | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 47% | $10,001 |
| Erwin Technical College | Tampa | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $10,731 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical College | New Port Richey | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $11,021 |
| Chipola College | Marianna | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Florida State College | Melbourne | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| College of Central Florida | Ocala | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus | Winter Garden | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $18,009 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 13% | $14,951 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical College | Chipley | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 41% | $9,702 |
| Indian River State College | Fort Pierce | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | New Port Richey | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pensacola State College | Pensacola | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tallahassee Community College | Tallahassee | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Emerald Coast Technical College | DeFuniak Springs | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 87% | $22,891 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 4.5% | $9,085 |
| Wilton Simpson Technical College | Brooksville | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 52% | $16,344 |
| Riveroak Technical College | Live Oak | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $17,285 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| North Florida Technical College | Starke | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 68% | $7,232 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.