End Welder Operator
Location
Houston, TX
Posted on July 30, 2026
Location
Houston, TX
Posted on July 30, 2026
Job Purpose
The End Welder shall operate in the functions of welding metal slitted material in accordance with plant policies and procedures. He/she will ensure a safe and compliant operation during his/her shift.
Duties & Responsibilities
Qualifications / Competencies
o High School Diploma or GED preferred but not required.
o 1 year experience in welding.
o At least Knowledge and experience within the OCTG pipe industry is preferable.
o Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills required.
o Manual dexterity required for operating machinery, hand tools and hand held technical devices.
o Knowledge of the manufacturing processes, procedures, and welding operation.
o Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components.
o Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
o Employees must be able to work with a flexible schedule, which may require over-time.
o Understands all applicable location safety rules and regulations and makes sure that all are being followed.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 60 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
We're tracking 209 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 122 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 518 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.
The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), Zachry Group (20), and Austin Industries (20). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $82/hr, Dallas at $35/hr, and La Porte at $32/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. End Welder Operator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.