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Fast Facts for Welders in Kentucky

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Owensboro and Louisville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bowling Green and Lexington
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Louisville and Lexington

Salaries for Welders in Kentucky

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Elizabethtown and Louisville

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Welders

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Welders relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox350$48,050
Lexington-Fayette500$44,980
Owensboro360$39,890
Bowling Green410$36,370

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