Location
Simi Valley, CA
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 20, 2026
American Warehouse Equipment, Inc. is seeking an entry-level MIG welder to join their team in Simi Valley, CA. This position involves basic MIG welding and related tasks, providing an opportunity for individuals to enhance their skills in a supportive environment.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across California currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$38/hr across 314 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Simi Valley, CA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. 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.
This posting calls for MIG. 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.
See all entry level 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. SE SOLICITA SOLDADOR MIG - NIVEL PRINCIPIANTE/ENTRY-LEVEL MIG WELDER - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -... figures were last recalculated when this page was built.