Welder II
Location
Aiken, SC
Wage
$43,285 – $69,256/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 29, 2026
Location
Aiken, SC
Wage
$43,285 – $69,256/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 29, 2026
The Welder II position involves loading and unloading parts, inspecting for quality, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining a safe work environment. BAE Systems is a defense, aerospace, and security company focused on delivering a range of products and services for national security.
At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across South Carolina, whose middle half runs $23–$36/hr across 42 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
Aiken, SC is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 101 other active welding openings from 74 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.
BAE Systems, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in South Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Boiler Tube Company of America (BTA) (4), Parker Hannifin (3), and GE Vernova (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.