Welder I
Location
San Luis Obispo, CA
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 4, 2026
Location
San Luis Obispo, CA
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 4, 2026
Entegris is seeking a Welder I for their San Luis Obispo site to perform welding tasks related to Ultra High Purity Systems, including various welding techniques and ensuring compliance with safety and engineering specifications.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across California currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$41/hr across 455 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
San Luis Obispo, CA currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 577 other active welding openings from 282 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in San Luis Obispo, or widen the search to California.
Entegris currently has 5 other openings 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), 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.
This posting calls for TIG. 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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.