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Job Description

Overview

MIG Welders are needed to perform welding tasks on steel and aluminum components. The role requires reading blueprints and ensuring quality in finished welds while collaborating with the production team.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding on steel and aluminum components
  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and work orders
  • Inspect finished welds for quality and precision
  • Operate grinders, torches, and other shop tools
  • Maintain welding equipment and ensure work area safety
  • Collaborate with the production team to meet deadlines

Requirements

  • 1+ year of MIG welding experience (certification a plus)
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints
  • Knowledge of basic fabrication tools and measuring instruments
  • Strong attention to detail and safety procedures
  • Must be dependable and able to work independently

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Day & Night Shift - Must be able to work mandatory OT
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How this job compares in Yukon, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 33% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, where the middle half runs $21–$32/hr across 51 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 6% 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 Yukon, OK

Yukon, OK is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 88 other active welding openings from 59 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Oklahoma.

Hire Go currently has 2 other openings live in Oklahoma, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (5), Stand-By Personnel (5), and Express Employment Professionals Defunct (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tulsa at $27/hr and Oklahoma City at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

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 Welders Needed - Start This Week! figures were last recalculated when this page was built.