Construction companies are hiring CWI's in all of the Gulf States. NDE Service Providers also hire CWIs. Petrochem and Power Maintenance companies are also hiring CWIs. There are plenty of work opportunities.

Are most outfits looking or willing to hire new CWI? Thank again for advice and tips. All inspectors start somewhere.

My employer has hired new CWIs. Cannot comment on other employers.

Thanks for the info you shared.

Try visiting the AWS homepage (AWS.ORG) and look for the menu at the top of the homepage. Services is the button to the far left. Hit it, it will include a button for Jobs. You can look there for leads from companies that are looking for CWIs.

Best regards - Al

If you have been in the same industry for 15 years, you can sometimes use that experience to narrow your search to organizations that may be familiar with your other skills. If your current employer has a need for a welding inspector, that is a great place to start.

As with being a "certified welder" there are wide ranging opinions on what a CWI should be able to do. And also similarly, there is a wide range of skills and knowledge for those that have become "certified".

I would suggest searching in the area in which you have experience (Manufacturing/Construction/Fabrication/Maint/repair/aviation ) .

The ability to search for jobs has increased with the internet, but so has the number of applicants. A search on Indeed.com may be a place to look. http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=CWI+Structural&l=

Have a good day.

Gerald

Gerald Austin
Iuka, Mississippi
http://www.weldingdata.com