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Job Description

Overview

The Pipe Welder will perform various welding functions in an industrial construction environment, adhering to safety standards and company ethics while working with different types of pipes and materials.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Company’s commitment to safety and its Core Values.
  • Represent the Company with high moral standards and adhere to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
  • Collaborate effectively with peers, supervision, and the QA/QC Department.
  • Select equipment and plan layout and assembly of welding.
  • Weld pipes of all kinds, sizes, and alloys using various processes including ARC, SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, GAS, MIG, TIG.
  • Weld high and low pressure pipes per specifications, subject to NDE testing.
  • Fit up pipes and perform grinding when required.
  • Weld on structural steel and non-piping components.
  • Work within precise limits and standards of accuracy.
  • Possess current certification in SMAW, GTAW, and GMAW or FCAW.
  • Identify and mitigate safety hazards.
  • Perform other job-related duties as requested by supervision.
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How this job compares in Emporia, VA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, pipe welder jobs across Virginia currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$39/hr across 9 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 Emporia, VA

Emporia, VA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 178 other active welding openings from 105 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Emporia, or widen the search to Virginia.

Matrix Service currently has 1 other opening live in Virginia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are West Fraser (14), HII (8), and Colonna's Shipyard (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Verona at $33/hr, Norfolk at $32/hr, and Newport News at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all pipe welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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