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Overview

The Welder (Repair) position involves welding shell plating and fabricated components according to specifications for vessels and structural assemblies. The role requires previous experience or training in welding and offers a pay scale ranging from $33.76 to $37.11 per hour.

Responsibilities

  • Welds parts in position for fabrication of vessels, tanks or other structural assemblies.
  • Uses carbon electrodes to cut, shape and groove metal.
  • May prepare workplace for welding by cleaning and/or preheating.
  • Examines weld sizes of weld beads.
  • Cleans weld area; sweeps and removes scrap.
  • Performs other job duties as may be assigned relevant to the trade.

Requirements

  • Previous experience or training in welding is required.
  • Must be able to qualify in two gas shielded FCAW welding processes 71T-1 and 811N3 in three positions.
  • Knowledge of welding characteristics of metal.
  • Must be able to work at heights and in confined spaces.
  • Must comprehend written and verbal instructions in English.
  • Must be able to hear warning signals and read safety instructions.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Shift: ALL
  • Security Clearance: No Clearance required
  • Works in all areas of the shipyard and on board ships.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in San Diego, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 18% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in San Diego, CA — toward the top of a $28–$37/hr middle band drawn from 17 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 53% 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 San Diego, CA

We're tracking 19 other active welding openings in San Diego, CA right now, from 13 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 546 other active welding openings from 251 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Diego, or widen the search to California.

General Dynamics NASSCO currently has 1 other opening live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Honeywell Aerospace (20), and Aerotek (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $72/hr, El Segundo at $58/hr, and Torrance at $47/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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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. Welder (Repair) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.