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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking experienced Traveling Welders for ongoing industrial and manufacturing projects. This is an excellent opportunity for welders who enjoy traveling, working on a variety of job sites, and earning strong compensation with daily per diem.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG, TIG, and/or Stick welding as required
  • Assemble and weld metal components according to specifications
  • Read and interpret blueprints and work instructions
  • Use measuring tools to verify dimensions and tolerances
  • Grind, fit, and prepare materials for welding
  • Inspect completed welds for quality and accuracy
  • Follow all safety procedures and company policies
  • Travel to assigned project locations as needed

Requirements

  • Welding experience
  • Ability to read blueprints
  • Commitment to safety and craftsmanship
  • Production or manufacturing welding experience
  • Structural steel or fabrication experience
  • Welding certifications
  • Previous traveling welder experience

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Mc Connellsburg, PA
  • Fully onsite position
  • 2nd and 3rd shift openings
  • Per diem paid 7 days a week

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Mc Connellsburg, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $23–$32/hr across 150 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 33% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Mc Connellsburg, PA

Mc Connellsburg, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 230 other active welding openings from 150 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Aerotek currently has 10 other openings live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (15), Aerotek (10), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $30/hr, York at $27/hr, and Lancaster at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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

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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. Mig Carbon Welder Per Diem 7 Days A Week figures were last recalculated when this page was built.