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Overview

We are seeking a skilled or apprentice Welder/Fabricator with construction experience and the ability to TIG weld. The ideal candidate will have experience in the trades and be familiar with a variety of tools, but we are also open to training hard workers with limited experience.

Responsibilities

  • Use power tools such as chopsaws, drills, and angle grinders safely.
  • Use a sanding disc on a grinder to smooth out welds.
  • Measure to fill fit within 1/16 of an inch.
  • Demonstrate the ability to add and subtract fractions.
  • Maintain an eye for right angles and plumb lines.
  • Exhibit reliable work habits, good manners/social skills, and good personal hygiene.
  • Drive a truck with a valid driver's license and good driving record.

Requirements

  • Construction experience.
  • Ability to TIG weld.
  • Experience with a wide variety of tools and situations.
  • Willingness to learn if limited experience.
  • Ability to measure accurately.
  • Good social skills and personal hygiene.
  • Valid driver's license and good driving record.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Compensation varies depending on ability.
  • Starting pay is $30 an hour for experienced candidates and $22 an hour for those willing to learn.
  • Pay increases with responsibility.
  • One week of paid vacation after one year of steady work.
  • Paid sick leave on an accrual basis.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Portland, OR

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Portland, OR, where the middle half runs $26–$33/hr across 14 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 Portland, OR

We're tracking 22 other active welding openings in Portland, OR right now, from 13 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Oregon as a whole we're tracking 68 other active welding openings from 44 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Portland, or widen the search to Oregon.

Welding Shop in Portland, OR currently has 11 other openings live in Oregon, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Oregon at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Portland, OR (11), AAON, Inc. (4), and Sulzer (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oregon, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redmond at $29/hr and Portland at $29/hr. Portland is among them.

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.

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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 skilled or apprentice figures were last recalculated when this page was built.