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Welder - EXAM

Location

Grandview Heights, OH

Wage

$63,856 – $77,584/yr

Employment Type

Temporary

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG Welding
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Posted on August 18, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Welder position involves heating, cutting, and joining metal, fabricating parts, and assisting in mechanical maintenance under general supervision. The role requires various welding techniques and the ability to read plans and sketches for fabrication and repair tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Welds, cuts, grinds, shapes, or alters metal using various tools and techniques.
  • Fuses metal parts using welding methods such as MIG, TIG, and shield welding.
  • Cuts metal using an oxyacetylene torch and welds as needed.
  • Reads and interprets plans and sketches for work tasks.
  • Estimates and plans for materials and equipment required for tasks.
  • Draws and modifies diagrams for repairs or fabrication.
  • Assists in dismantling, repairing, and assembling motors and machinery.
  • Utilizes computer software for work orders and inventory tracking.
  • Lifts and maneuvers welding materials and equipment.
  • Uses a plasma cutter and electric hand tools.
  • Performs low temperature silver soldering as needed.
  • Applies flux and preheats parts before welding.
  • May drive a truck with portable welding equipment.
  • May operate equipment like backhoes and forklifts.
  • May supervise helper employees.

Requirements

  • Four years of experience as a welder.
  • A certificate from a formal welding program may substitute for up to two years of experience.
  • Some positions may require a valid driver’s license.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • The exam will consist of a multiple-choice exam weighted 40% and a performance exam weighted 60%.
  • The examination is expected to be administered in late September - early October 2026.
  • Candidates must complete all phases of the testing process to receive a final score.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Grandview Heights, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 36% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio — toward the top of a $21–$30/hr middle band drawn from 141 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 87% 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 Grandview Heights, OH

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Grandview Heights, OH, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 236 other active welding openings from 176 employers. Browse welding jobs across Ohio.

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (10), Staffmark (5), and Kadant Black Clawson LLC (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 Ohio, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Columbus at $33/hr, Aurora at $32/hr, and Cleveland at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder - EXAM figures were last recalculated when this page was built.