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Overview

The Structural Steel Welder is responsible for fabricating and welding structural and miscellaneous steel components according to specific standards and procedures. This role primarily involves MIG welding to ensure high-quality welds that meet both company and customer specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and weld structural and miscellaneous steel components.
  • Follow shop drawings and welding procedures.
  • Adhere to AWS requirements and AISC standards.
  • Utilize MIG welding processes to produce high-quality welds.

Requirements

  • Experience in welding and fabrication of steel components.
  • Knowledge of AWS requirements and AISC standards.
  • Ability to read and interpret shop drawings.

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How this job compares in Lavonia, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $27/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 52% 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 Lavonia, GA

Lavonia, GA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. 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 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 structural welder 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. Structural Steel Stair and Rail Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.