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Job Description

Overview

Wood is currently looking for a Laborer in Houston, TX, offering a long-term career with multiple health, dental, and vision insurance plans, along with other benefits. Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship is required.

Responsibilities

  • Must be a safety conscious individual with strong work ethic & a team player.
  • Able to lift 50 lbs.
  • Able to climb ladders & stairs.
  • Must be able to work outside in the elements of cold, hot, dust, dirt & wind.
  • Must be able to provide yourself with adequate transportation to & from work, be on time & punctual.
  • Must have a good driving record to operate company equipment inside facility boundaries.
  • Must be able to work a minimum of 8 hours per day with the possibility of 4 additional hours if requested.
  • Must be professional, look professional and act professional.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma.
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 71 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 326 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 187 different employers. 120 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 708 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Wood currently has 6 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $82/hr, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

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