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Overview

The Pipe Welder position involves working on an industrial construction project in Richmond, IN, focusing on new construction with stainless steel and carbon steel piping. The role requires installing pipes, fixtures, and related systems in buildings and structures based on blueprints and applicable codes.

Responsibilities

  • Install pipes, fixtures, and related systems in buildings and structures.
  • Work from blueprints to ensure accurate installations.
  • Adhere to applicable codes during the installation process.

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How this job compares in Indianapolis, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 52% above the $23/hr median for welding jobs in Indianapolis, IN — toward the top of a $21–$28/hr middle band drawn from 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 92% 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 Indianapolis, IN

We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in Indianapolis, IN right now, from 15 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 130 other active welding openings from 104 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Indianapolis, or widen the search to Indiana.

Aerotek currently has 8 other openings live in Indiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (8), Forest River (4), and Lozier Corporation (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Indiana, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Fort Wayne at $24/hr, Indianapolis at $23/hr, and Middlebury at $21/hr. Indianapolis is among them.

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