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Job Description

Overview

We are currently seeking applicants for a construction project in Childress, TX, offering a competitive wage of $42/hr and a $150 per diem.

Responsibilities

  • Perform high-quality welds in various positions using diverse materials like carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloys.
  • Interpret complex technical drawings, schematics, and welding procedure specifications (WPS).
  • Cut, bevel, fit, and align metal parts prior to welding, and clean/grind welds to meet strict tolerance standards.
  • Maintain consistent passing rates on X-ray/non-destructive testing (NDT) and adhere to strict OSHA and site-specific safety regulations.

Requirements

  • 3 to 5 years of industrial, structural, or pipeline welding experience.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand for long periods, and work in restrictive, high, or demanding weather conditions.
  • Current ASME, ANSI, or API certifications.
  • NCCER certification or willingness to take the test.

Benefits

  • $150.00 per diem

Additional Information

  • Working 7 -12 hour shifts.
  • Location: Childress, TX.

Benefits

$150.00 per diem
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How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $84/hr, this posting sits about 221% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 340 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 16 different 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. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

Welding Shop in Houston, TX currently has 20 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 Zachry Group (20), Austin Industries (20), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (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. Pasadena is among them.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Combo Welder - $42/hr + $150 per diem figures were last recalculated when this page was built.