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Job Description

Overview

The Welder position in Dallas, TX involves performing high-quality welding and fabrication work on marine and civil construction projects, requiring strong technical skills and a commitment to safety and quality. The role includes working with structural steel, pipework, and metal components in various environments, including confined spaces.

Responsibilities

  • Layout components in accordance with detailed prints provided
  • Fit up components and verify they are within specified tolerances
  • Set up weld equipment for specific task to be performed
  • Weld components using proper equipment and techniques
  • Grind and finish welds to make aesthetically appealing
  • Perform daily housekeeping tasks and preventative maintenance tasks
  • Operate material handling equipment as needed based on safety guidelines
  • Other miscellaneous duties as needed

Requirements

  • Must possess a TWIC Card
  • Preference given to candidates with 5 years of Welder experience at meets or exceeds performance expectations

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
  • This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Dallas, TX currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$43/hr across 47 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Dallas, TX

We're tracking 120 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 85 different employers. 30 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,282 other active welding openings from 700 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (21), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Dallas, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welders - Dallas, TX figures were last recalculated when this page was built.