Welders are tradesmen and tradeswomen who work in a variety of fields where they cut, fabricate and join materials, while also completing other vital tasks. Aspiring welders whose goal is to reach journeyman status are required to go through the five-year United Association (UA) registered apprenticeship program, where they receive industry-leading training. The majority of an apprentice’s training occurs on-the-job, where they learn the day-to-day realities of the job from highly skilled and experienced journeymen welders. They then take this work experience and combine it with the classroom instruction they receive at their UA training center to become well-rounded welders.