Weld Wednesday with AWS | National Welding Month Special

About this episode

In this episode, Jason Becker interviews three guests about diverse career paths in welding and related fields during National Welding Month.

In this special National Welding Month edition of Weld Wednesday with AWS, host Jason Becker sits down with three guests who each represent a unique and exciting path that a welding career can open up. Kicking things off is Austin Ross — known across social media as A-Ross Welding — a pipeline welder with roughly a decade of experience and a member of Pipeliners Union 798. Austin breaks down the real cost of life on the pipe, how to break into the industry as a helper, what it takes to earn your spot, and why attitude and thinking ahead can make or break your career out there. Next up, Richard Johnston from The Ocean Corporation in southwest Houston, Texas joins the show to pull back the curtain on the world of commercial diving. Richard — a third generation diver — explains what commercial diving actually looks like day to day, the range of environments divers work in, how the training program at OceanCorp.com prepares students with zero prior experience, and why the career is far less dangerous than its reputation suggests. Closing out the episode is Brian Wills, a motorsports fabricator, race car builder, and Formula Drift Prospect Series competitor who builds and races his…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Becker

Guests: Austin Ross, Richard Johnston, Brian Wills

Topics covered

• welding careers
• commercial diving
• motorsports fabrication
• National Welding Month
• career paths in welding

Keywords

• welding
• commercial diving
• motorsports
• fabrication
• career advice
• National Welding Month
• pipeline welding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pipeliners Union 798, The Ocean Corporation, OceanCorp.com, Nasty Habit Motorsports

Places: southwest Houston, Texas

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