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Pipe Welders & Fitters- Travel

Location

Knoxville, TN

Wage

$27 – $31/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingStick Welding
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Posted on August 9, 2026

Job Description

Overview

We are hiring experienced Pipe Welders and Pipe Fitters for commercial and industrial projects in Maryville, Knoxville, Harriman, and Kingston, TN. Candidates from surrounding areas are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

  • Pipe Welders should have experience with TIG, MIG, and/or Stick welding on carbon steel, stainless steel, or alloy piping.
  • Pipe Welders must be able to read isometric drawings and produce quality, code-compliant welds.
  • Pipe Fitters should have experience laying out, assembling, installing, and fitting piping systems according to blueprints and project specifications.

Requirements

  • Previous commercial or industrial piping experience.
  • Strong knowledge of pipe welding and/or pipe fitting.
  • Ability to read blueprints and isometric drawings.
  • Ability to work safely and efficiently on active construction sites.
  • Reliable transportation and dependable attendance.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States.
  • Must have a Valid driver's license and dependable transportation.
  • Must pass drug screen and all required background checks.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term Disability Insurance

Additional Information

  • Per diem is available for qualified candidates traveling from outside a 100-mile radius of the project.
  • All employees must have proper PPE: hard hat, work boots, safety vest, safety glasses, and work gloves.
  • All SLS employees are required to comply with the Substance Abuse Prevention Policy as a condition of employment.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Vision
Dental
Life Insurance
Short-term Disability Insurance
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How this job compares in Knoxville, TN

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting sits about 21% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Tennessee — toward the top of a $21–$31/hr middle band drawn from 58 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Knoxville, TN

Knoxville, TN currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 92 other active welding openings from 65 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Knoxville, or widen the search to Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Oshkosh Corporation (4), Epiroc (3), and Aerotek (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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