Fitter Welder - 1st Shift
Location
Conroe, TX
Wage
$52,469/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on August 24, 2026
Location
Conroe, TX
Wage
$52,469/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 24, 2026
We are seeking an experienced Fitter Welder to join a growing structural steel and industrial fabrication operation in Conroe, TX. The ideal candidate must be able to read fabrication drawings, accurately measure and lay out material, fit components, tack assemblies, and weld completed fabrications according to specifications.
At roughly $25/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 340 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% 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.
Conroe, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 518 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.
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.
This posting calls for MIG and Flux-Core 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.
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