Welder (Structural)
Location
Hartford, CT
Wage
$62,264/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on August 3, 2026
Location
Hartford, CT
Wage
$62,264/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 3, 2026
Shepard Steel is seeking an experienced Welder in the Structural Steel department. The role involves fabricating metal components for structural steel assembly under the supervision of the Production Supervisor.
At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Connecticut, whose middle half runs $24–$36/hr across 34 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 53% 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.
Hartford, CT is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Connecticut as a whole we're tracking 47 other active welding openings from 36 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Connecticut.
Shepard Steel currently has 1 other opening live in Connecticut, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Connecticut at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Collins Aerospace (3), Meyer Tool (2), and Howmet Aerospace (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.
See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder (Structural) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.