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Overview

We’re looking for experienced TIG Pipe Welders who can perform high-quality welds on stainless and carbon steel in the 6G position. If you’re confident in your pipe welding abilities and want steady, long-term work with a solid team, we want to talk to you.

Responsibilities

  • TIG welding stainless steel and carbon steel pipe
  • Working on schedule 80 pipe in various diameters
  • Performing precision welds in the 6G position
  • Supporting industrial, mechanical, and specialty alloy projects
  • Following all safety, quality, and shop standards

Requirements

  • Strong TIG pipe welding experience
  • Ability to weld in all positions, especially 6G
  • Clean, consistent welds that pass X-ray
  • Reliable, safety-minded, and able to work independently
  • Experience with stainless, carbon, and exotic alloys

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How this job compares in Norfolk, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 16% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Norfolk, VA — toward the top of a $27–$32/hr middle band drawn from 15 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% 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 Norfolk, VA

We're tracking 26 other active welding openings in Norfolk, VA right now, from 16 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 171 other active welding openings from 117 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Norfolk, or widen the search to Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HII (6), Colonna's Shipyard (6), and Mission Technologies, a division of HII (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 Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $41/hr, Portsmouth at $37/hr, and Norfolk at $30/hr. Norfolk is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG and Stick 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. 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 travel welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

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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