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4G Structural Welder

Location

Gainesville, GA

Wage

$32/hr

Employment Type

Temporary

Required Skills & Certifications

Stick Welding
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Posted on August 24, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Seeking 4G Certified Structural Welders for a 5–6 week project in Gainesville, GA. This is a high-hour opportunity working approximately 60 hours per week.

Responsibilities

  • Perform structural welding on building joists.
  • Utilize 7018 Stick welding techniques.
  • Weld from aerial lifts at heights.

Requirements

  • Current 4G Stick Welding Certification using 7018.
  • Aerial lift certification.
  • Fall protection training.
  • Comfortable working at heights.

Benefits

  • None mentioned.

Additional Information

  • Project duration is 5–6 weeks.
  • Work schedule is approximately 60 hours per week.
  • Location is Gainesville, GA.
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How this job compares in Gainesville, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia — toward the top of a $21–$32/hr middle band drawn from 109 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 77% 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 Gainesville, GA

Gainesville, GA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 246 other active welding openings from 161 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gainesville, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mullins Mechanical (6), Aerotek (5), and Gerber Collision & Glass (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Atlanta at $29/hr, Lithia Springs at $29/hr, and Marietta at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. 4G Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.