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Overview

The Welder position involves using hand welding and flame cutting equipment to weld metal components under general supervision. The role requires assisting with cutting and welding operations for various repair and fabrication work.

Responsibilities

  • Works from sketches, prints, operation sheets, preliminary drawings, and written/verbal instructions.
  • Maintains welding specifications.
  • Sets up and operates all welding equipment.
  • May utilize different types of welding systems for different tasks.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a technical degree and one (1) to four (4) years of related experience or an equivalent combination.
  • Knowledge of Chemistry and Metallurgy.
  • Understanding of Electricity.
  • Knowledge of basic computer programming.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to read blueprints.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 34% below the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $35–$63/hr across 57 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 18% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 79 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 54 different employers. 34 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 577 other active welding openings from 281 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). 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 $71/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Los Angeles, CA

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