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Job Description

Overview

The position is for Structural Welders at the Port of Catoosa, offering a pay rate of $23 per hour. Candidates must have experience in Flux welding and be able to pass a 3G MIG/FLUXCORE weld test.

Responsibilities

Requirements

  • 1 year of experience required in Flux welding
  • Experience with Skids
  • Must be able to pass a 3G MIG/FLUXCORE weld test
  • Basic math skills
  • Ability to read a tape measure
  • Firm understanding of volts and amps and ability to adjust accordingly
  • Must follow all safety policies and procedures

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Location: Port of Catoosa
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How this job compares in Catoosa, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, where the middle half runs $22–$29/hr across 62 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 32% 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 Catoosa, OK

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Catoosa, OK right now, from 8 different employers. 7 of them were added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 114 other active welding openings from 78 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Catoosa, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

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

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are American StaffCorp Job Board (5), HireCall (5), and Aerotek (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 Catoosa at $28/hr, Tulsa at $26/hr, and Claremore at $23/hr. Catoosa is among them.

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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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