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Title: Welder Location: Muncie, IN Overview: Sterling has helped build careers for thousands of professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S. Hire Type: Direct HireBenefits: Benefits from day 1 with almost 100% coverage! In addition to 11 paid holidays, 2 weeks vacations, 401K, etc. 1st, 6:00AM - 2:30PM ($27/hr) 2nd, 2:00PM - 11:30PM ($28/hr) 3rd, 9:30PM - 6:00AM (Sunday through Thursday) ($29/hr) Job Summary: Perform welding operations on locomotive assembly, using text routings, visual work instructions, and blueprints. Job Duties: Weld heavy plate and sheet metalPerform single-pass and multi-pass welds in all positionsFit and weld material to specificationUse welding-related gaugesRepair welds (use grinders, cutting torches, gouging equipment and other tools) Qualifications: All position welding in the above processesAbility to read and interpret blueprints and weld symbolsFamiliar with use of industrial equipment (gas cutting, hand grinders, mechanical tools) Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

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How this job compares in Muncie, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 21% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana, where the middle half runs $23–$31/hr across 93 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% 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 Muncie, IN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Muncie, IN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 156 other active welding openings from 99 employers. Browse welding jobs across Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (36), Aerotek (6), and Lozier Corporation (3). 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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