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Pipeline welder - one of the six welding careers and jobs to consider, along with tips to help you get started in this essential field.

Skilled Trades, Welding Technology

6 Different Types of Welding Careers and Jobs

Welders are needed across industries and geographies.

July 8, 2025

An HVAC service manager oversees heating, ventilation, and air conditioning operations.

Skilled Trades, HVAC

What Is an HVAC Service Manager?

An HVAC service manager is the person who oversees heating, ventilation, and air conditioning operations. In this role, you’re the one in charge.

July 3, 2025

Learn what an Electronic Systems Technician does on a typical work day.

What Does an Electronic Systems Technician Do?

Skilled Trades, Electronic Systems Technician

June 14, 2024

From the gadget that opens your electric garage door to air missile defense systems that defend the country, electronic components are critical to modern technolo

How to Become a Pipefitter Through Accredited Training

Skilled Trades, Welding Technology

Robert Lanni

June 04, 2024

In the first article in our series on pipefitting, titled “What do pipefitters do?”,

What Do Pipefitters Do? Learn About This Job Description

Skilled Trades, Welding Technology

Robert Lanni

June 04, 2024

Pipefitting is the science and skill of fabricating structures and conduits out of all types of piping, usually for the purpose of handling liquids or gases.

Learn about the landscape, the benefits, and the future of new manufacturing jobs in the United States.

What to Know About New Manufacturing Jobs in the United States

Skilled Trades, CNC Machining and Manufacturing

Lincoln Ed

May 16, 2024

Turn over any product, from a coffee mug to a keychain, and it’s often stamped “Made in China.” For decades now, China has been the go-to country for manufacturin

What Do Electricians Do? Lincoln Tech Explains the top job responsibilities of an electrician.

What Do Electricians Do? Unveiling Tasks, Skills, and Job Growth

Skilled Trades, Electrical

Robert Lanni

March 22, 2024

It was in 1893 at the Chicago World’s Fair that the George Westinghouse electrical company’s alternating current system (AC) beat out General Electric’s direct cu

What is Metal Fabrication and How Has It Evolved?

Skilled Trades, Welding Technology

January 30, 2024

The global metals industry supplies both raw material and metal stock in various compositions, shapes, grades and quantities to manufacturers and consumers around

Hear how trades schools like Lincoln Tech provide an avenue of opportunity for new High School graduates.

High School Seniors & Trade School Opportunities Podcast

Podcasts

Lincoln Ed

June 29, 2023

4 Types of Welding Processes or Procedures explained.

Popular Types Of Welding: An Essential Guide

Skilled Trades, Welding Technology

Robert Lanni

April 18, 2023

There are many types of welding processes used in industry today, and Lincoln Tech students learn the 4 most popular methods in a hands-on environment.

Women In Trades Podcast

Podcasts

Lincoln Ed

March 28, 2023

Women in manufacturing are closing the gender gap and creating change.

Women in Manufacturing - Closing the Gender Gap and Driving Change

Skilled Trades, CNC Machining and Manufacturing

Nikki Barnes

March 08, 2023

Changing the perception of the Industry Women all over the world are stepping up to close the gender gap in manufacturing, a traditionally male-dominate

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