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Job Description

Overview

We are a small but busy and growing company specializing in the fabrication and occasionally installation of custom miscellaneous metals including railings, handrails, ladders, and small warehouse loading dock stairs. We are looking to add several high energy, hardworking welder/shop helpers to our team.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the fabrication of custom miscellaneous metals.
  • Support field installation tasks as needed.
  • Travel to job sites in the greater Houston area occasionally.

Requirements

  • Be able to read a tape measure.
  • Have experience using basic power tools such as a grinder, saw, drill, etc.
  • Be able to lift 50 lbs.
  • Tolerate working in a non-climate controlled environment in Houston weather.
  • Have at least 1 year of experience in a construction or fabrication related work environment.
  • Be able to pass a drug test upon hire and randomly thereafter.
  • Have reliable transportation to the shop and job sites.
  • Provide documentation of eligibility to work in the U.S.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Full-time position with occasional overtime.
  • Starting pay is $14/hour with potential for advancement as skills grow.
  • Located in the Spring Branch area of Houston.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $14/hr, this posting comes in about 42% below the $24/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, where the middle half runs $22–$32/hr across 55 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 209 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 124 different employers. 21 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 937 other active welding openings from 524 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.

Welding Shop in Houston, TX currently has 25 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 Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), Zachry Group (20), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (16). 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.

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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. metal fabrication shop welder helper / shop helper figures were last recalculated when this page was built.