Welder

Welder in Hong Kong: certificates, courses and costs

Updated 4 November 2026

The sources for this category show no welder salary in Hong Kong, so the figures below are equipment and training costs, not wages. Offers for welding work are quoted per month or per job, and for current pay on your job, describe it in a request on BlaBlaPrice, where the AI looks through local listings and shows what it found.

• welding method, such as MIG, TIG, arc or gas
• the metal and its thickness
• employment type: full-time, contract or per job
• grade, years of experience and the workplace district

Certificates and rules

Gas welding and flame cutting work requires a certificate under Hong Kong occupational safety rules. Anyone taking the gas welding safety training must be lawfully employable in Hong Kong and able to read and write Chinese. A welder is qualified by passing a series of welding tests that meet the welding procedure specification, so ask a candidate for the test record and the procedure they worked to.

Courses and costs

A full-time Certificate in Welding runs 70 days and comes with a basic allowance of HK$10,000 a month, paid according to attendance. Robotic welding training is supported with tuition fees of eligible programmes, up to HK$45,000 per person. Equipment prices are local too: a small household welding machine is listed at about HK$653, and a 160 A arc welder at about HK$8,121. Buy the tools you need only after the job is confirmed.

Season and timing

Summer runs from June to August and winter from December to February, so November is the start of the cooler period. Say in the request when the work starts, and whether the job is indoors or outdoors, since outdoor welding depends more on the season. Ask the candidate whether they can start at short notice.

What to write in the request

Give the welding method, the metal and its thickness in millimetres, the employment type, the grade you need, the years of work experience and the pay you offer per month or per job. Name the workplace district and the working days, so candidates can judge the travel time.

The request is free for buyers. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice receive it and reply in the chat, and your contacts stay hidden until you choose to share them. You can also send the request link to local workshops yourself. For related trades see construction and finishing works and plumber, or create a request on the home page.