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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 preferred
  • Structural steel or fabrication experience preferred
  • Welding certifications preferred
  • Previous traveling welder experience preferred

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and long-term disability
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract position based out of Houston, TX
  • Fully onsite position
  • Start dates 8/31 and 9/21
  • 2nd and 3rd shift openings
  • Position anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Life Insurance
Short and long-term disability
PTO
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How this job compares in Old Sixth Ward, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 15% below the $29/hr median for structural welder jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $26–$33/hr across 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% 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 Old Sixth Ward, TX

Old Sixth Ward, TX currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 914 other active welding openings from 519 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Old Sixth Ward, or widen the search to Texas.

Aerotek currently has 9 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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.

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 structural 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. TRAVEL STRUCTURAL WELDER figures were last recalculated when this page was built.