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Job Description

Overview

The Welder (Repair) position involves welding shell plating and fabricated components according to specifications for various structural assemblies. The role requires previous experience or training and the ability to qualify in specific welding processes.

Responsibilities

  • Welds shell plating and fabricated components according to specifications.
  • Performs related tasks as assigned, some of which may become essential.

Requirements

  • Previous experience or training is required.
  • Must be able to qualify in two gas shielded FCAW welding processes 71T-1 and 811N3.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Shift: ALL
  • Security Clearance: No Clearance required
  • Job Posting End Date: Until Filled
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How this job compares in San Diego, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 49% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs in San Diego, CA, where the middle half runs $28–$37/hr across 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 4% 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 San Diego, CA

We're tracking 26 other active welding openings in San Diego, CA right now, from 19 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 457 other active welding openings from 225 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Diego, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (25), Volt (15), and Aerotek (14). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $53/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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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 (Repair) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.