Traveling Welder - Stick/MIG/TIG in Cartersville
Location
Cartersville, GA
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on September 2, 2026
Location
Cartersville, GA
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 2, 2026
Job DescriptionJob Description1099 Independent Contractor Starting Contract Rate: $25.00/Hour + $100/Day Per Diem Typical Schedule: 50–60 Hours Per Week Extensive Travel Required
SteelTek USA, Inc. is seeking experienced traveling welders for structural steel projects. We're looking for skilled, dependable individuals who take pride in producing quality work, work safely, and are comfortable traveling for extended assignments.
This is a travel-heavy 1099 contract opportunity. Contractors may be away from home for up to six weeks at a time. Please apply only if extended travel works for your lifestyle.
Compensation & Travel
Welding Experience
Candidates must have previous professional welding experience. Experience with multiple welding processes is strongly , including:
AWS welding certification is but is not required.
Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate their welding ability prior to being assigned to a project.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Who This Opportunity Is Best For
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced welder who:
If you're an experienced welder, ready to travel, and looking for consistent project opportunities, we'd like to hear from you.
Apply with your work history, welding experience, and any current AWS certifications.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$37/hr across 164 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Cartersville, GA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 407 other active welding openings from 255 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.
Energy Jobline ZR currently has 1 other opening live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Marathon (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), and Mullins Mechanical (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $32/hr, and Atlanta at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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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