Pipe Welder
Location
Quincy, MA
Wage
$27 – $45/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 27, 2026
Location
Quincy, MA
Wage
$27 – $45/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 27, 2026
Our client is a leading chemical manufacturer located just south of Boston, MA, seeking a skilled Permanent Pipe Welder (TIG) with a strong background in welding carbon steel. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of pipe welding experience and a passion for precision, quality, and safety.
At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Massachusetts — toward the top of a $26–$39/hr middle band drawn from 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% 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.
Quincy, MA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Massachusetts as a whole we're tracking 34 other active welding openings from 30 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Massachusetts.
The most active employers in Massachusetts at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. (3), GE Aerospace (2), and Welding Shop in Boston, MA (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
This posting calls for TIG. 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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