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Job Description

Overview

This position is for a WG-3703-10 Welder in the Department of Homeland Security, specifically within the United States Coast Guard's Naval Engineering Department in South Portland, ME. The role involves performing various welding tasks on maritime equipment and structures.

Responsibilities

  • Weld various components of ships including shells, engine parts, framing, and tanks.
  • Weld prefabricated subassemblies, buoys, davits, and pressure vessel tanks.
  • Plan and lay out work from blueprints, sketches, and specifications.
  • Determine welding techniques and select appropriate materials.
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How this job compares in South Portland, ME

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 28% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Maine — toward the top of a $29–$43/hr middle band drawn from 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% 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 South Portland, ME

South Portland, ME currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Maine as a whole we're tracking 15 other active welding openings from 12 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in South Portland, or widen the search to Maine.

U.S. Coast Guard currently has 3 other openings live in Maine, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Maine at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are U.S. Coast Guard (3) and The Middlesex Corporation (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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