Heavy metals can be the most important toxic substances in welding environments. Their chemical behavior is related to welding aerosols; hence, reliable analysis of these aerosols is quite important. Activation analysis by fast neutrons (14 MeV), and radionuclidic X-ray fluorescence analysis (241-Am source) were used to determine selected metals (Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni, Mo) in aerosols produced during welding of high-alloy steels with MIG technology. Sampling was done by filtration using micro-pore filters. A multichannel analyzer (MCA S80 CANBERRA) and Si/Li, Ge/Li detectors were used to process the analytical signals. Appropriate statistical parameters were calculated.