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Overview

Universal Technical Institute is seeking an experienced Welder to become a Welding Instructor, providing mentorship and hands-on training to students aspiring to enter the welding industry. The role emphasizes the importance of interactive teaching and safety in a supportive learning environment.

Responsibilities

  • Create an engaging and inclusive learning environment for students.
  • Lead hands-on training and practical demonstrations.
  • Collaborate with the education team to enhance and develop courses.
  • Guide and mentor students on their individual projects.
  • Instill the importance of safety procedures and best practices.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • 5 years of practical work experience in welding.
  • Skills in MIG, TIG, stick, and flux-cored welding processes.
  • Experience with oxy-acetylene torch work, plasma cutting, and brazing.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • A patient and empathetic approach to teaching.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Weekends OFF
  • Paid Training
  • Tuition waiver after 6 months for employee and immediate family
  • Competitive paid time off programs
  • Retirement matching after 90 days
  • Paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents
  • Health plan enrollment eligibility starts first of the month following one full month of employment
  • Pet Insurance

Benefits

Health Insurance
Vision
Dental
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX — toward the top of a $23–$35/hr middle band drawn from 23 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 52% 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 57 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 43 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 519 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.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), Zachry Group (20), and Austin Industries (20). 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 $82/hr, La Porte at $32/hr, and Dallas at $31/hr. Dallas is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, 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.

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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 Instructor figures were last recalculated when this page was built.