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Overview

The TIG Welder position involves following instructions and safety guidelines while maintaining a clean work area. The role requires collaboration with team members and experienced welders to troubleshoot issues and improve welding quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Follow instructions and safety guidelines.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Collaborate with team members and experienced welders.
  • Troubleshoot welding issues.
  • Continuously improve welding quality and efficiency.

Requirements

  • At least 1 year of TIG (GTAW) welding experience.

Benefits

  • None mentioned.

Additional Information

  • None mentioned.
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How this job compares in Wellington, KS

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Kansas, whose middle half runs $21–$30/hr across 31 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 52% 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.

The local market in Wellington, KS

Wellington, KS is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Kansas as a whole we're tracking 46 other active welding openings from 31 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Kansas.

Aerotek currently has 4 other openings live in Kansas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Kansas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Webco Manufacturing (7), Aerotek (4), and Energy Jobline ZR (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. 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 TIG 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. TIG Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.