Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations

Workers in this unit group mark off, drill, shape, position, rivet and seal metal plates and girders to form structures and frameworks operate power hammers and presses to shape heated metal to requirements and to make and repair a variety of metal articles and make moulds and cores for casting metal and pour or inject molten metal into dies.

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South West salary

£29,130

Average annual salary

Employed in South West

2,000

▲ 5.3% last 3 years

Courses in South West

Course College Type
Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing & Control T Level North Devon College T Level
T Level Engineering and Manufacturing: Manufacturing, Processing and Control (September 2026 Start) Yeovil College T Level
T Level Engineering and Manufacturing: Manufacturing, Processing and Control (September 2027 Start) Yeovil College T Level
Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing: Mechanical Engineering South Devon College T Level
Engineering and Manufacturing T Level City of Bristol College T Level
Apprenticeship Standard: Metal Fabricator L3 Truro & Penwith College Apprenticeship
Engineering T-levels Cirencester College T Level
Introductory Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding Award South Devon College
Metal Fabricator - Apprenticeship North Devon College Apprenticeship
Metal Fabricator - Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship (Starting between August 2026 and July 2027) Yeovil College Apprenticeship
Metal Fabricator - Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship (Starting between August 2027 and July 2028) Yeovil College Apprenticeship
Metal Fabricator Apprenticeship Exeter College Apprenticeship
Plate Welder - Level 3 Apprenticeship (Starting between September 2026 and July 2027) Yeovil College Apprenticeship
Plate Welder Apprenticeship (Level 3) Wiltshire College Apprenticeship
T Level Engineering | T Levels | Midsomer Norton Sixth MNSP Sixth Form T Level
T Level Foundation Programme in Engineering (September 2026 Start) Yeovil College T Level
T Level Foundation Programme in Engineering (September 2027 Start) Yeovil College T Level
Beginners Welding Exeter College
C&G Level 1 Award in Introductory Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding Truro & Penwith College
EAL Award in Introductory Welding Skills Exeter College
Introductory MIG Welding: City & Guilds South Devon College
Restore 2 Full Tool Truro & Penwith College
Restore 2 Full Tool Truro & Penwith College
Welding Introduction Level 1 City of Bristol College
Welding Level 2 City of Bristol College
Welding and Fabrication Technical South Devon College