Tester Helper
Location
Garland, TX
Posted on August 27, 2026
Location
Garland, TX
Posted on August 27, 2026
Join Epiroc as a Tester Helper, where you will perform final testing, assembly, and repair functions on drilling rigs while adhering to safety guidelines. This role ensures that the rigs are fully tested and defect-free before advancing to the next production stage.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder helper jobs across Texas currently run a median of $21/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $20–$27/hr across 8 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 17 other active welding openings in Garland, TX right now, from 8 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,274 other active welding openings from 699 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Garland, or widen the search to Texas.
Epiroc currently has 7 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (22), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (17). 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, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/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. Tester Helper figures were last recalculated when this page was built.