Welding Articles and Information

Last Updated/Verified: May 28, 2026

Everything GoWelding has published in one place: guides to the welding processes, how to pass the certification tests, where the jobs are, how to start a welding business, and schools by state. Start with a guide below or jump straight to your state.

Guides & Career Resources

The site's main guides: processes, certification, schools, jobs and running a shop.

Welding Processes

Stick, MIG, flux-cored and TIG explained: how each process works, what it is used for and how hard it is to learn.

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Welder Certifications & Test Guides

AWS D1.1 plate and B2.1 pipe tests, position by position, with step-by-step guides to passing them.

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Welding Schools by State

Career-level welder training programs in every state, plus what to look for in a school.

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Underwater Welding Schools

Commercial diving schools that teach wet and dry underwater welding, in the United States and worldwide.

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Welding Jobs

Recruiters and staffing companies, shipyards that hire welders, job boards and apprenticeship programs.

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Starting a Welding Business

The welding business owner's handbook: from deciding whether you are ready to legal structures, financing and equipment.

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MIG Welder Troubleshooting

Porosity, wire feed jams and the other common MIG faults, with the causes and the fixes.

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Welding School Reviews

What a GoWelding Network school must offer and the questions to ask before you enroll.

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Welding Careers

Every welding career from structural and pipe to inspection and engineering, with pay, outlook and how to get there.

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Welding School Profiles

Profiles of the largest welding schools: programs, campuses, cost, aid and what to expect.

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Welding Processes & Certification Tests

Learn a process, then see exactly what its certification test asks for.

Processes

Stick (SMAW) MIG (GMAW) Flux-Cored (FCAW) TIG (GTAW) TIG Welding Pipe Welder Safety

Certification test guides

3G MIG 3G Stick (SMAW) 3G Flux-Cored 4G Stick Overhead 6G Pipe (SMAW)

MIG welding topics

MIG Welder Power Supplies: Types, Specs & Selection Guide MIG Welder Settings: Voltage, Wire Speed & Gas Charts Aluminum: Settings, Wire & Gas Guide Carbon Steel: Settings, Gas & Wire Guide Electrode Guide: Wire Sizes, Settings & Charts Equipment & Accessories: Complete Guide (2026) Gas Guide: Best C25, Argon & CO2 Mixes Safety: PPE, Ventilation & Precautions Stainless Steel Gas & Electrode Selection Stainless Steel: Gas, Wire & Settings Guide Techniques: Vertical Up, Patterns & Settings Transfer Types Explained: Short Circuit to Spray