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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled Fitter/Welder to join our fabrication team. The ideal candidate will be experienced in fitting and mig welding structural steel or metal components according to blueprints and specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Fit and mig weld structural steel or metal components according to blueprints and specifications.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, and welding symbols.
  • Measure, fit, align, and assemble metal components prior to welding.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Follow company safety procedures and wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Requirements

  • Must have 4+ years of experience.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • 2nd Shift
  • Pay $25 - $28 and hour based on experience
  • Monday - Friday with some required weekends.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Vision
Dental
PTO
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How this job compares in Catoosa, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, whose middle half runs $22–$31/hr across 47 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 53% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Catoosa, OK

Catoosa, OK currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 97 other active welding openings from 71 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Catoosa, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (4), U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command (4), and Onin Staffing (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 Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tulsa at $27/hr and Claremore at $23/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.