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Job Description

Overview

Staff On Site is seeking an experienced Tig Welder for a local industrial client. In this role, you will interpret blueprints, set up TIG welding equipment, and weld stainless steel and other metals to exact specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret blueprints.
  • Set up TIG welding equipment.
  • Weld stainless steel and other metals to exact specifications.
  • Measure and cut materials.
  • Perform high-precision welds.
  • Inspect finished work for quality.
  • Follow all safety guidelines.
  • Collaborate with supervisors and team members.

Requirements

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Work in a fast-paced shop environment.
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How this job compares in Winnebago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for TIG welder jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $24–$28/hr across 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 40% 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 Winnebago, IL

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Winnebago, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 238 other active welding openings from 161 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Staff on Site currently has 12 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (12), S&C Electric Company (11), and Gerber Collision & Glass (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 Chicago at $36/hr, Peoria at $31/hr, and South Beloit at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

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.

See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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