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Overview

The Per Diem Shipyard Welder position involves performing various welding processes on steel parts and assemblies in Goose Creek, SC. The role requires precision and adherence to engineering specifications to ensure high-quality fabrication.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding processes on steel parts and assemblies.
  • Work to precise tolerances.
  • Follow detailed engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Contribute to the fabrication of high-quality components.
  • Help maintain consistent quality standards through established controls.

Requirements

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Pay is $45/hr and $140 per diem.
  • Day/Night shifts available with overtime.
  • Location is Goose Creek, SC.
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How this job compares in Goose Creek, SC

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 61% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across South Carolina — toward the top of a $24–$36/hr middle band drawn from 56 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 91% 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 Goose Creek, SC

Goose Creek, SC is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 100 other active welding openings from 78 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

Aerotek currently has 5 other openings live in South Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (5), Vertiv (4), and GE Vernova (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within South Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Duncan at $36/hr, Aiken at $29/hr, and Anderson at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Per Diem Shipyard Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.