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Job Description

Overview

We are looking for experienced Commercial DX & Hydronic Pipefitters to join our team at a mechanical contractor in the Austin area. The role involves installing and repairing various commercial mechanical piping systems.

Responsibilities

  • Install various types of pipe utilizing blueprints and mechanical drawings
  • Measure and cut various sizes of pipe and tubing to required angle/length using pipe power tools
  • Thread and assemble all types of pipe and tubing including PVC, Copper, Black Pipe, and steel piping
  • Install and braze DX refrigerant piping systems
  • Install hydronic and chilled water piping systems
  • Connect piping systems with fittings, tack welding, or threaders
  • Install valves, hangers, supports, and flanges according to plans and specifications
  • Test pipes to ensure proper functionality and safety
  • Repair defective pipe and mechanical systems
  • Perform all other job duties as needed

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years of recent verifiable commercial pipefitting experience
  • Experience with DX refrigerant piping and/or hydronic piping systems preferred
  • Experience installing pipe in commercial and industrial buildings
  • Personal hand tools required
  • Ability to climb and maintain balance on ladders and scaffolding
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work outside in varying weather conditions
  • Ability to work overtime if requested
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How this job compares in Austin, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs in Austin, TX, whose middle half runs $22–$32/hr across 14 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 64% 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 Austin, TX

We're tracking 19 other active welding openings in Austin, TX right now, from 15 different employers. 3 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 Austin, or widen the search to Texas.

Welding Shop in Austin, TX currently has 9 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 Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), Zachry Group (20), and Austin Industries (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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Pipefitter - Commercial Hydronic or DX figures were last recalculated when this page was built.