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Overview

The Pipe Welder position requires individuals to pass a 6G SMAW weld test and have experience in pipe welding, or be enrolled in a mentoring program. Candidates should have basic knowledge in the field and assist with maintaining tools and equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Pass a 6G SMAW weld test.
  • Assist with maintaining tools and equipment.

Requirements

  • Experience in the pipe welding field or enrolled in a mentoring program.
  • Basic knowledge within the pipe welding field.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Normal work shifts: 7:00am – 3:30pm

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Greensboro, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, whose middle half runs $20–$32/hr across 122 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 Greensboro, GA

Greensboro, GA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 282 other active welding openings from 181 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Marathon (10), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (7), and Mullins Mechanical (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $29/hr, and Marietta at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

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