HVAC Copper Pipefitter
Location
Huntsville, AL
Wage
$28 – $32/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
CopperPIPE
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Posted on August 27, 2026
Job Description
Overview
We are seeking experienced HVAC Copper Pipefitters to join our team, focusing on the installation of commercial HVAC piping systems.
Responsibilities
- Install commercial HVAC piping systems, including chilled water, heating hot water, refrigerant, and condensate piping.
- Measure, cut, fit, and assemble copper piping systems.
- Perform precision brazing and soldering of copper piping.
- Read and interpret mechanical blueprints, piping layouts, and shop drawings.
- Pressure test, inspect, and troubleshoot HVAC piping systems.
- Coordinate with foremen, HVAC mechanics, and other trades to ensure projects stay on schedule.
- Follow all safety procedures and maintain a clean, organized work area.
Requirements
- Extensive experience installing and brazing copper piping for commercial HVAC systems.
- Strong background working on commercial construction projects.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, mechanical drawings, and piping layouts.
- Experience with chilled water, hot water, refrigerant, and condensate piping systems.
Benefits
- 401k
- Dental
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- PTO
- Referral program
- Vision
Additional Information
- People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply.
- Work Location: In person
Benefits
401k
Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
Referral program
Vision
How this job compares in Huntsville, AL
Pay in context
At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Alabama — toward the top of a $20–$32/hr middle band drawn from 70 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% 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.
The local market in Huntsville, AL
We're tracking 18 other active welding openings in Huntsville, AL right now, from 10 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 131 other active welding openings from 95 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Huntsville, or widen the search to Alabama.
The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (9), ORION (4), and Rheem Manufacturing Company (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $48/hr, Birmingham at $25/hr, and Huntsville at $24/hr. Huntsville is among them.
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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. HVAC Copper Pipefitter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.