Local Career Opportunities
Job placement of graduates of the Welding program at NRCC is excellent. Welders trained at New River Community College can be found working in local industry, throughout Virginia and across the nation. Welders in the state of Virginia can expect to earn wages in the approximate range of $12 to $41 hourly. Some of the local companies that employ graduates of the NRCC Welding program include:
- Appalachian Machine Inc. - Dublin
- Breakell, Inc. - Roanoke
- Connex Pipe Systems, Inc. - Troutville
- Cogar Manufacturin - Beckley, W. Va.
- Crenshaw Lighting - Floyd
- FreightCar America - Roanoke
- Fontaine Modification Co. - Dublin
- Fuel Systems LLC - Wytheville
- General and Mechanical Services - Salem
- Hall’s Construction Corporation - Shawsville
- Imperial Group - Pulaski
- New Millennium Building Systems - Salem
- Patrick Enterprises Corp - Pembroke
- Plumbers and Steam Fitters Local 10 - Roanoke
- Private Job Shops
- Radford Army Ammunition Plant - Radford
- Thomas Industrial Fabrication - Woolwine
- Volvo Trucks North America - Dublin