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Overview

MasTec Industrial and Phoenix Industrial have been serving the power industry since 1947, specializing in EPC services for natural gas, oil, biomass, and waste-to-energy projects. The Structural Welder Journeyman will be responsible for joining various metal components using multiple welding processes while adhering to safety requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret project plans, blueprints, weld symbols, and other written instructions.
  • Follow project specifications and Quality Control program documents.
  • Perform GTAW, SMAW, FACW, GMAW and other mixed type of welds as required.
  • Field install welds including structural components and piping.
  • Select proper fillers for welding tasks based on specifications.
  • Prepare welding surfaces to achieve proper joint detail.
  • Assist pipe fitters with measurements and material preparation.
  • Work collaboratively with other crafts as directed.
  • Communicate with Foreman regarding problems, materials, or hazards.
  • Work different shifts and overtime as required.
  • Maintain accuracy and safety standards.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 4+ years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • High School Diploma or GED Certification preferred.
  • Knowledge of MIC Health and Safety programs and project specific regulations.
  • Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedure manuals.
  • Basic math skills for measurements and calculations.
  • Common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
  • Ability to work within precise standards of accuracy.
  • Ability to visualize objects in three dimensions from drawings.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • This position is Full-Time, typically scheduled for 50 hours per week.
  • Travel required up to 90% to project site locations.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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How this job compares in Abernathy, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $31/hr median for structural welder jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $26–$45/hr middle band drawn from 28 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 61% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Abernathy, TX

Abernathy, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 721 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

MasTec Industrial, a MasTec Company currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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.

What you'll be running

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