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Overview

The Fabricator is responsible for fitting, joining, fabricating, and repairing metal, wood, and other materials according to product specifications and schedules. They work from engineering drawings and inspect completed work for compliance with specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Fit and join materials according to specifications.
  • Fabricate and repair metal, wood, and other materials.
  • Apply appropriate techniques in accordance with product specifications.
  • Work from engineering drawings and work order instructions.
  • Inspect completed work for conformance with specifications.

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How this job compares in Auburn Hills, MI

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 21% below the $24/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Michigan, where the middle half runs $21–$28/hr across 18 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Auburn Hills, MI

Auburn Hills, MI is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 141 other active welding openings from 100 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.

The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Workbox Staffing (5), Technique, Inc Jobs (5), and Aerotek (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Michigan, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Holland at $28/hr and Livonia at $23/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.