certification
Certified Welding Inspector
American Welding Society
$1,150
exam fee · checked 2026-08
200 hrs
200 hours — about 20 weeks at 10 hrs/wk
3 yr
renewal cycle — this is a recurring cost
American Welding Society — official page →
Where it barely came up
It appeared in these samples, but rarely. If one of these is the job you want, this credential is probably not the thing standing between you and it.
- General and Operations Manager in Fresno1%1 of 70 postings
- General and Operations Manager in Sacramento1%1 of 70 postings
- General and Operations Manager in San Jose1%1 of 70 postings
- General and Operations Manager in Los Angeles1%1 of 71 postings
- General and Operations Manager in San Diego1%1 of 71 postings
- Construction Manager (national)1%1 of 73 postings
- General and Operations Manager in San Francisco1%1 of 122 postings
- General and Operations Manager (national)0%1 of 303 postings
These percentages describe the samples we read, listed above with their sizes and dates. They are not a statement about the whole labour market, and absence from this page means we have no evidence either way — not that the credential is worthless. How we know →