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Overview

At Hensel Phelps, we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. The Union Carpenter position involves constructing and repairing building frameworks and structures, requiring attention to detail and a strong understanding of materials.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with assembly and removal of concrete forms used for concrete installation.
  • Assist with building and installing window-frames, doors, doorframes, staircases, stairways, partitions, millwork, trim, siding, drywall, and overall building frames.
  • Ensure the layout of flooring, roofing, and drywall is level and compatible.
  • Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches to fully grasp project requirements.
  • Measure and calculate the size and amount of material needed, including cutting, shaping, and smoothing wood or other required materials to requested measurements.
  • Assist with handling, transporting, and setting door frames.
  • Load, unload, identify, and distribute building materials, machinery, and tools.
  • Job shadow in area assignments to ensure project knowledge and skill progression.
  • Assist with area housekeeping.
  • Promote a safe work environment and communicate jobsite hazards.

Requirements

  • Valid Driver's License.
  • Follow safe work practices in accordance with the Hensel Phelps safety and health program.
  • Ability to take initiative and ask questions.
  • Keen attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
  • Must provide own safety footwear.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with co-workers and stakeholders.
  • Strong mathematical reasoning and quantitative skills.
  • Reliable and punctual, including reliable transportation and consistent work attendance.
  • High School Diploma or GED.
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $42/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, whose middle half runs $30–$58/hr across 73 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 42% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 103 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 63 different employers. 58 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 650 other active welding openings from 314 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Honeywell Aerospace (16), and Aerotek (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $53/hr, Redondo Beach at $51/hr, and Long Beach at $42/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Los Angeles, CA

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