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Job Description

Overview

This is a good opportunity for a Layout Welder position, where compensation is based on experience and competency. The role requires proficiency in Mig and Tig welding with various materials and the ability to operate welding equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

  • Mig and Tig weld aluminum, mild steel, and stainless steel.
  • Operate a plasma cutter and acetylene/oxygen torch.
  • Use various hand tools effectively.
  • Read and understand prints and layout.
  • Install and finish a wide variety of weldments correctly.
  • Maintain a clean work area and equipment.

Requirements

  • Must have own tools.
  • Ability to follow instructions.
  • Must be a team player.
  • Take pride in workmanship.
  • Be punctual, dependable, self-motivated, and trustworthy.
  • Ability to lift up to 65 lbs.

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work hours are 7:30-4:00 M-F, with possible overtime.
  • A welding test is required.

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in Golden, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Colorado, where the middle half runs $24–$33/hr across 72 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 17% 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 Golden, CO

Golden, CO is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 89 other active welding openings from 60 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Colorado.

Welding Shop in Denver, CO currently has 8 other openings live in Colorado, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (8), Honeywell Technologies (4), and Express Employment Professionals Defunct (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 Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arvada at $30/hr, Denver at $28/hr, and Colorado Springs at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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.

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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. LAYOUT WELDER F-T figures were last recalculated when this page was built.