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Overview

Fog Fab is seeking an Apprentice Fabricator / Craftsperson who is eager to learn a variety of fabrication and craftsmanship skills while working alongside experienced professionals. This apprenticeship offers hands-on experience in multiple trades, including welding and woodworking.

Responsibilities

  • Gain hands-on experience in welding.
  • Learn metal fabrication techniques.
  • Practice machining skills.
  • Engage in architectural metalwork.
  • Work on woodworking and millwork projects.
  • Participate in custom design and fabrication.
  • Assist in shop organization and professional craftsmanship.
  • Involve in installation and field work.

Requirements

  • Curious and mechanically inclined.
  • Dependable and punctual.
  • Comfortable working with hand and power tools.
  • Willing to ask questions and accept coaching.
  • Takes pride in quality workmanship.
  • Honest, respectful, and a team player.
  • Physically capable of lifting materials and working in an active shop environment.
  • Valid driver's license and reliable transportation preferred.
  • Basic shop or construction experience is a plus, but not required.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
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How this job compares in Vallejo, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 44% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $27–$38/hr across 313 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 1% 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 Vallejo, CA

Vallejo, CA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 399 other active welding openings from 207 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (20), Aerotek (17), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $48/hr, Los Angeles at $38/hr, and Hawthorne at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Vallejo, CA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Apprentice Fabricator / Craftsperson figures were last recalculated when this page was built.