Among the roughly 450,000 U.S. welders, the average age is 55, and fewer than 20 percent are under the age of 35, according to AWS data. More than 140,000 new welders will be needed by 2020 to replace retirees!⠀ ⠀ #Manufacturing #SkilledTrades #BlueCollar #SkillsGap #Fab101 #MikeRowe #DirtyJobs #TradeSchool