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Job Description

Overview

Archer Western Construction, LLC is currently seeking a Common Laborer for the Central Water Group/South Mesquite RWWTP Bid#12 in Mesquite, TX. The Common Laborer will perform tasks involving physical labor on construction jobsites including commercial, industrial, or heavy civil projects and may operate hand and/or power tools as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Perform tasks including physical labor as instructed by supervisor.
  • Work with crew members and operate a variety of hand and power tools including drills, hammers, and other tools as directed by management.
  • Clean and prepare construction sites as needed, including erecting scaffolding, removing and properly disposing of debris and waste materials, and digging trenches.
  • Load and unload construction supplies around the worksite manually and with the use of equipment.

Requirements

  • 1 year of verifiable experience preferred.
  • Ability to climb and maintain balance on scaffold/ladder.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and may be required to work in adverse weather conditions.
  • Ability to comply with all safety policies and procedures.
  • Effective communication with co-workers and supervisors to ensure projects are completed properly.
  • Possess a strong work ethic and desire to learn.
  • Good manual dexterity; may be standing, bending, kneeling or sitting for long periods.
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screening.
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How this job compares in Mesquite, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 467 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Mesquite, TX

Mesquite, TX currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 720 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Mesquite, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (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 $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Mesquite, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Common Laborer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.