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Overview

The TIG Welder position involves assembling, fitting, and welding stainless steel components according to engineering drawings and specifications to produce high-quality fabricated parts and assemblies. This role requires strong technical skills and offers a competitive wage.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble, fit, and weld stainless steel components.
  • Follow engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Produce high-quality fabricated parts and assemblies.

Requirements

  • Strong technical skills in welding and fabrication.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • 1st shift position.
  • Compensation is $32/hr.
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How this job compares in West Chester, OH

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for TIG welder jobs across Ohio, whose middle half runs $25–$29/hr across 17 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 65% 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 West Chester, OH

West Chester, OH currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 236 other active welding openings from 177 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in West Chester, or widen the search to Ohio.

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

The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (9), Staffmark (5), and Kadant Black Clawson LLC (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 Ohio, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Columbus at $33/hr, Aurora at $32/hr, and Cleveland at $26/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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.