CIP Code 48.0508 - Welding Technology/Welder

CIP 2020 · 6-digit program · National Center for Education Statistics

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CIP 2020 6-digit program. Official National Center for Education Statistics classification.

Key facts for CIP 48.0508

Code
48.0508
Level
6-digit program, CIP 2020
Official title
Welding Technology/Welder
2-digit series
48 Precision Production
STEM
No
IPEDS
Valid for completions reporting

Definition

National Center for Education Statistics, CIP 2020.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards.

Classification scope

Examples

Common catalog titles. Not a complete list of college major names.

  • Arc Welding
  • Flux
  • Core Arc Welding
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • Structural Steel Welding
  • Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding
  • Pipe Welding
  • Wire Welding
  • Industrial Welder
  • Welder
  • Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding

Classified elsewhere

NCES cross-references. This work belongs in another CIP code.

Where CIP 48.0508 sits in the hierarchy

2-digit series 48 Precision Production 4-digit series Direct parent 48.05 Precision Metal Working
6-digit program Current 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder

Related programs in 48.05

8 official

Other 6-digit programs in this 4-digit series.

CIP classifies programs. Occupations are linked through the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Industries are NAICS sectors from the BLS occupation-by-industry table for those occupations. This is not a placement rate, and it is not a direct CIP to NAICS or CIP to SIC crosswalk.

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Using CIP 48.0508

What is CIP Code 48.0508?

CIP Code 48.0508 is the CIP 2020 6-digit program Welding Technology/Welder.

Is CIP Code 48.0508 a STEM-designated program?

No. CIP Code 48.0508 is not on the DHS STEM designated degree program list used on this site.

Sources for CIP 48.0508

  • Official classification source National Center for Education Statistics. Classification of Instructional Programs, CIP 2020. NCES CIP 2020
  • Occupation crosswalk NCES and BLS CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk.

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, definition, examples, and cross-references are the NCES CIP 2020 text. STEM marks use the DHS STEM designated degree program list, archived July 12, 2023.