API 653 Inspector
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Wage
$93,600 – $114,400/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 23, 2026
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Wage
$93,600 – $114,400/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 23, 2026
TEAM, Inc. is a global leader in integrated asset integrity solutions, seeking experienced and certified API Inspectors to perform mechanical integrity inspections across various asset types. The role requires evaluating equipment conditions, interpreting code requirements, and ensuring compliance with client specifications and regulatory standards.
At roughly $50/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA — toward the top of a $35–$63/hr middle band drawn from 57 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 61% 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.
We're tracking 79 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 55 different employers. 29 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 577 other active welding openings from 282 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.
TEAM, Inc. currently has 3 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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. API 653 Inspector figures were last recalculated when this page was built.