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Job Description

Overview

RWDY is seeking experienced Structural Welders for the construction of a direct carbon capture plant in Notrees, TX. The role involves welding, fitting, and installing steel and metal components, with a requirement for day or night shift availability.

Responsibilities

  • Weld structural steel, including beams, columns, plates, and frames.
  • Fit, align, bolt, and weld steel components.
  • Read blueprints and welding instructions.
  • Use welding machines, grinders, torches, and other tools.
  • Grind, clean, and inspect completed welds.
  • Cut and prepare steel as needed.
  • Use rigging and cranes to position materials.
  • Follow all project safety requirements.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Minimum 4 years of industrial construction or maintenance experience.
  • Structural welding experience required.
  • Must pass a welding test at Dynamic Labs or Acuren.
  • Must pass a drug test and complete an audiogram.
  • Must have required welding tools.
  • Must be comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces, potentially over 300 ft.
  • Must be available for overtime, nights, and weekends.
  • Must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.

Additional Information

  • Location: Notrees, TX
  • Pay: $44/hr + $125 Per Diem
  • Schedule: 13/1's - Day or Night Shift availability required
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How this job compares in Notrees, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 57% above the $28/hr median for structural welder jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $25–$33/hr middle band drawn from 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 95% 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 Notrees, TX

Notrees, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 518 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across 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.

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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. Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.