The American Welding Society

the Houston area, they’re always looking for a large number of welders, as well as along the Gulf coast where shipbuilding is prevalent. In Peoria, Illinois, where I am, for the last two years, we’ve had a shortage of welders as the result of the construction equipment industry economy improving. We’ll need about 284,000 new replacement welders from now to 2041. That number comes from Weld-Ed, a National Science Foundation funded organization that works to improve welding education in the United States.” Another important area of interest for the AWS is the development of industry codes and stan- dards. “The AWS is an American National Stan- dards Institute authorized organization for