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The following graduate employment results are for
the main campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the branch campus in Jacksonville,
Florida. No school or college can guarantee employment for its graduates. However, TWS has excellent graduate employment results as follows.
Employer demand for TWS graduates for the years 2002 through 2006 far exceeded the 2,788 graduates. In fact, employers requested over
900 more welders than we had graduates during this period. The following
statistics demonstrate industry acceptance of TWS trained welders. Pay in some cases includes overtime when required by certain employers. |
| Graduates Reporting Welding
Pay |
2,641 |
| Reported Average Starting
Pay |
$3,276/month |
| Average Starting Pay Annualized |
$39,312 |
| Employers Hiring
Graduates |
Over
330 |
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The following lists of top employers and employment
locations for the 2,641 TWS graduates demonstrate "proof of training is in the
paycheck."
| Top Employers:
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Atlantic Marine
Canam Steel
BE& K Industrial
Northrup Grumman
BFE
Sun Tec
Timec
Watco Companies
Tampa Bay Shipbuilding
Luhr's Corp.
Williams Industrial Svs.
Tarnia Industries
Spirit Contracting
TIC
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TTX
US Navy
Benton Machine Works
Nepco
Matrix Services
Trinity Industries
GEA Rainey
Stellar Group
Kellog Brown & Root
General Dynamics
Redd Team MFG
Zachry Construction
Earl Industries
Higdon Welding & Fab |
Austal USA
Naval Aviation Depot
Military Sea Lift Command
Electric Boat
North Florida Ship Yards
PDM Bridge
Honeywell
Energy Labs
Montgomery Industries
VAC-Con
HMT Tank
Yuba Heat
Air X Changers
J.V. Piping |
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| Locations: |
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Bermuda
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana |
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Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
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New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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TWS Employment Department staff assists graduates to prepare
resumes, conduct employment searches, attend interviews, and pass employer
weld tests. |
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