Recap: Massachusetts Skills USA Welding Competition

Date of Event: 05/01/2026

Location: Blackstone Valley Regional Technical High School

Number of Attendees: 50

Event Summary: Friday May 1m 2026 the top twelve Massachusetts technical high school students competed in the annual USA Skills welding competition. The students were tested on Oxy Fuel Cutting, SMAW,GMAW,FCAW and GTAW processes. The winner will compete at the national Skills conference in Atlanta, Georgia June 1-5 2026.

Massachusetts Skill USA Welding competitors
The team that planned, coordinated and judged the competition from left to right. Dan Rivera, Andrew Cardin, Dan Canning, Joe Cardin, Alex Devine, Mark Bush, Tim Kinnaman, Andrew Desjardin, Scott Lebel, Matt Skarin, John Fiore Connor Harrison and Tom Ferri