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Overview

Trinity Industrial Services is seeking a Traveling Skilled Laborer to lead industrial and demolition projects across the Southeast. This full-time role involves executing high-stakes projects in diverse environments while promoting a culture of integrity and ownership.

Responsibilities

  • Execute complex demolition and construction tasks safely in commercial, industrial, and military environments.
  • Operate a variety of power tools and heavy equipment to maintain project momentum.
  • Maintain strict adherence to safety protocols to ensure a zero-incident workplace.
  • Coordinate with site supervisors to perform rigging, signaling, and material handling tasks with precision.
  • Adapt to changing project demands and environmental conditions to ensure timely completion of assignments.
  • Represent the company's core values while working on sensitive federal and government installations.

Requirements

  • Proven ability and willingness to travel extensively for extended periods.
  • Demonstrated physical capability to perform demanding manual labor and lift heavy materials.
  • Strong communication skills and a team-oriented mentality.
  • Reliable transportation and professional demeanor for secure military installations.
  • Valid driver's license and REAL ID.

Benefits

  • Annual salary starting at $55,000 with increases based on specialized field experience.
  • Daily per diem for qualifying travel-based assignments.
  • Fully paid travel expenses for project deployments.
  • Access to professional training and certification opportunities.
  • Clear pathways for promotion into supervisory or specialized roles.

Additional Information

  • Location: Southeast Region (Travel Required).

Benefits

Annual salary starting at $55,000 with increases based on specialized field experience.
Daily per diem for qualifying travel-based assignments.
Fully paid travel expenses for project deployments.
Access to professional training and certification opportunities.
Clear pathways for promotion into supervisory or specialized roles.
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How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA, whose middle half runs $28–$41/hr across 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 85 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 66 different employers. 31 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 382 other active welding openings from 241 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (8), Mullins Mechanical (6), and Yancey Bros. Co. (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $30/hr, and Marietta at $29/hr. Atlanta is among them.

Similar openings near Atlanta, GA

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