Location
Fargo, MN
Wage
$30/hr
Employment Type
Contract
Posted on August 20, 2026
MW4H is seeking a Structural Stick Welder in Fargo, North Dakota for an immediate start, with a contract lasting approximately 2 months. The role involves stick welding structural components and requires specific safety equipment and certifications.
At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 11% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Minnesota — toward the top of a $23–$30/hr middle band drawn from 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 74% 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.
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Fargo, MN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 114 other active welding openings from 74 employers. Browse welding jobs across Minnesota.
Welding Shop in Minneapolis, MN currently has 2 other openings live in Minnesota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (8), Minnesota Jobs (7), and Lake Air Products (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 Minnesota, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Anoka at $31/hr, Minneapolis at $28/hr, and Saint Paul at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.
See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Stick Welder needed in Fargo, ND ASAP for 2-MONTHS +/- - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -... figures were last recalculated when this page was built.