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Job Description

Overview

Universal Iron Works Inc is hiring full-time shop welders, fabricators, and gate/fence installers in Pacoima. The company has been in business since 1997 and is looking for motivated individuals who take initiative and are skilled in metal fabrication.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding and fabrication tasks in a shop environment.
  • Install gates and fences as required.
  • Demonstrate welding skills during the interview process.

Requirements

  • Bi-lingual in English and Spanish is a must.
  • Experience in metal, steel, and iron fabrication.
  • A valid driver's license is a plus.
  • Motivated and driven individual who takes initiative.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Full-time position with a schedule from 7am to 4pm, flexible hours if needed.
  • Serious inquiries only; do not email resumes.
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How this job compares in Pacoima, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $33/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across California, where the middle half runs $26–$38/hr across 58 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 21% 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 Pacoima, CA

Pacoima, CA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 434 other active welding openings from 217 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Pacoima, or widen the search to California.

Universal Iron Works Inc currently has 1 other opening live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (26), Aerotek (16), and Volt (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 California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $48/hr, Long Beach at $42/hr, and Los Angeles at $38/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. Welder/Fabricator (*Bi-lingual a Huge MUST) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.