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Job Description

Overview

Southern Structural Steel of Florida is seeking a structural steel welder (flux core) for their fabrication shop. This is a full-time position with regular overtime opportunities.

Responsibilities

Requirements

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-time position with regular overtime (up to 54 hrs./week total)
  • Paid holidays after 90 days
  • Paid vacation time after one year
  • Weld test required upon application
  • Please apply in person at Southern Structural Steel of Florida, 1000 31st Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712. Office hours Monday-Thursday 7:30 - 3:30, Friday 7:30 - 2:30. NO ONLINE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Saint Petersburg, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 24% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Florida, where the middle half runs $22–$30/hr across 115 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 Saint Petersburg, FL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Saint Petersburg, FL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 222 other active welding openings from 150 employers. Browse welding jobs across Florida.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (14), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (9), and Aerotek (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tampa at $36/hr, Jacksonville at $30/hr, and Cocoa at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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