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Overview

A Certified Welder is knowledgeable on how to use all welding equipment and is proficient in general assembly applications. Welders are responsible for bracket installation and structural processes, cutting and joining metals and other materials.

Responsibilities

  • Use all welding equipment effectively.
  • Proficiently perform general assembly applications.
  • Install brackets and manage structural processes.
  • Cut and join metals and other materials.

Requirements

  • Certification as a welder.
  • Knowledge of welding equipment.
  • Proficiency in general assembly applications.

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How this job compares in Lancaster, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 38% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $27–$38/hr across 313 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 4% 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 Lancaster, CA

Lancaster, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 399 other active welding openings from 208 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

RIDE Coach and Bus currently has 1 other opening 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 (20), Aerotek (17), 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 Santa Ana at $48/hr, Los Angeles at $38/hr, and Hawthorne at $36/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. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.