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Overview

Polk Mechanical is seeking ambitious individuals to join their high-performing team as an Apprentice Pipefitter. The company values unparalleled customer service and offers a family-like work environment, presenting great opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

  • Select type and size of pipe and related materials according to job specifications.
  • Inspect worksites to determine presence of obstructions and ensure structural integrity.
  • Plan sequence of installation to avoid obstructions and activities of other construction workers.
  • Assemble and install a variety of metal and nonmetal pipe and pipe fittings.
  • Join piping using various methods such as threaded, caulked, wiped, soldered, brazed, fused, or cemented joints.
  • Secure pipes to structure with clamps, brackets, and hangers using hand tools.
  • Install and maintain refrigeration and air-conditioning systems.
  • Test piping systems for leaks by increasing pressure and observing gauges.

Requirements

  • Must have experience with pipefitting in the Mechanical and HVAC Industry.
  • Valid Drivers License is required.
  • Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
  • Familiarity with cutting, bending, and welding tools and techniques.
  • Possess a working knowledge of systems being installed and be able to interpret plans and specifications.
  • Journeyman should have completed an apprenticeship or have four years of training experience.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 60 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 209 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 123 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 519 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

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

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.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Apprentice Pipefitter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.