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Overview

The Welder (1st) position involves welding metal parts using various techniques, performing related tasks such as cutting and grinding, and ensuring quality standards are met. The role requires precision and the ability to inspect and prepare components for welding.

Responsibilities

  • Welds metal parts together using gas welding, brazing, and arc welding processes.
  • Performs thermal cutting and grinding tasks.
  • Repairs broken or cracked parts and fills holes with overlay metal.
  • Locates cracks using die penetrant NDT methods and repairs large fabrications.
  • Positions and sets up components for weld repairs and fabrication.
  • Lays out parts and assemblies according to specifications.
  • Creates templates and work aids to hold and align parts.
  • Rigs and fixtures parts to be welded.
  • Welds components in various positions and adjusts settings for optimal weld deposit.
  • Inspects assembly aspects using precision measuring instruments.
  • Pre-heats parts for effective welding.
  • Performs quality work checks using inspection tools.
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How this job compares in Cleveland, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs in Cleveland, OH — toward the top of a $22–$26/hr middle band drawn from 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 86% 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 Cleveland, OH

We're tracking 19 other active welding openings in Cleveland, OH right now, from 17 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 236 other active welding openings from 177 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Cleveland, or widen the search to Ohio.

Enprotech, LLC currently has 1 other opening live in Ohio, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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. Cleveland 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. Welder (1st) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.