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Overview

We are building a talent pipeline for future opportunities in the welding inspection industry, seeking motivated candidates for the role of Welding Inspector. This position focuses on ensuring safety, quality, and compliance in natural gas distribution projects through thorough inspections and quality assurance processes.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct visual inspections of welds to ensure compliance with specifications and standards.
  • Review and interpret welding procedures, codes, and standards.
  • Identify and address welding defects.
  • Maintain professional relationships with clients and contractors.
  • Deliver excellent work in ensuring the integrity and safety of projects.

Requirements

  • Certification such as CWI or CPWI is required.
  • Prior welding experience in gas pipeline construction or maintenance is essential.
  • Strong field experience and a solid understanding of welding practices in utility environments.
  • Enjoys working in the field and solving challenges in real-time.
  • Possession of a valid Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving record.
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information

  • This is a field-based role with a focus on hands-on oversight and compliance.
  • Position pays between $30 and $45 hourly and is a non-exempt position.
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How this job compares in Wayne, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 29% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $25–$36/hr middle band drawn from 161 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 77% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Wayne, PA

Wayne, PA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 307 other active welding openings from 205 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

ENTRUST Solutions Group currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (11), Greene Tweed (9), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (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 Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $38/hr and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. Welding Inspector figures were last recalculated when this page was built.