Maintenance Mechanic I
Location
Chicago, IL
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 25, 2026
Location
Chicago, IL
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on August 25, 2026
The Maintenance Mechanic I position at Illinois Masonic Medical Center involves performing facility and equipment maintenance in accordance with codes and standards. The role requires basic skills in troubleshooting and repairing various mechanical and electrical systems, ensuring a safe and functional environment for patients and staff.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Chicago, IL currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$50/hr across 81 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
We're tracking 111 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 76 different employers. 44 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 367 other active welding openings from 265 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.
The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (8), and Aerotek (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Itasca at $56/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Melrose Park at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Mechanic I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.