{"id":61,"date":"2022-06-02T23:16:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T23:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-winter-2022-volume-6-issue-1\/put-a-spark-in-your-career\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T23:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T23:46:16","slug":"put-a-spark-in-your-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-winter-2022-volume-6-issue-1\/put-a-spark-in-your-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Put a Spark in Your Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Welding is a growing career field that provides lots of opportunities for people interested in learning technology skills, exploring creative tendencies and building a solid work ethic. Welding is used to join steel beams in the construction of buildings, bridges, and other structures and to join pipes in pipelines, power plants and refineries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">It is estimated 29% of current construction workers including welders will retire by 2026 creating a huge demand for highly trained welders. With that demand comes more work and opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Lone Star College offers a wide range of welding programs that allow someone to earn an American Welding Society Skills Certificate or an Associate of Applied Science degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Remember, the more you learn, the more you earn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/LoneStar.edu\/Welding\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">LoneStar.edu\/Welding<\/span><\/a> to put a spark into an exciting career.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welding is a growing career field that provides lots of opportunities for people interested in learning technology skills, exploring creative tendencies and building a solid work ethic. 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