Welder
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Not reported
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- None
Reason for Credential: No person may perform structural welding under ss. Comm 34.39 and Comm 62.2204 unless the person holds a credential issued by the department as a registered welder. Note that this division does not require proof of competency in any other welding other than structural steel welding. Responsibilities of Credential: Registered welders must comply with the following: a) may only perform those structural welding procedures for which the person has qualified by test within the last 4 years; b) carry proof as to which welding procedures the person has qualified by test; and c) present upon request to the department or its representative proof of the qualified welding procedures. Recommendation to Contractor / Welder – SPS 305.34 (4) (b) requires welders to carry proof of qualification.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- WI Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Division
- Division of Professional Credential Processing
- Address
- 1400 E. Washington Ave. P.O. Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708
- Phone
- (608) 266-2112
- Agency website
- https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/Default.aspx
- Last updated
- December 15, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Welder 51-4121.00
Source and verification
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