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Overview

As a Shipfitter at Steel America, a business unit of Colonna's Shipyard, Inc., you will assist in the fabrication, assembly, and installation of structural components and systems aboard ships, within shipyard facilities, and in heavy industrial environments. This role involves working with steel and other metals to build and repair ship sections, following blueprints, and ensuring structural integrity.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the fabrication of structural components and systems aboard ships.
  • Help in the assembly and installation of ship sections.
  • Work with steel and other metals for ship repair.
  • Follow blueprints to ensure accurate construction.

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How this job compares in Virginia Beach, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 24% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Virginia Beach, VA, where the middle half runs $25–$30/hr across 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% 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 Virginia Beach, VA

We're tracking 17 other active welding openings in Virginia Beach, VA right now, from 13 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 186 other active welding openings from 113 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Virginia Beach, or widen the search to Virginia.

Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. currently has 4 other openings live in Virginia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HII (8), Colonna's Shipyard (8), and Mission Technologies, a division of HII (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 Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $34/hr, Verona at $33/hr, and Norfolk at $32/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. 3rd Class Shipfitter - Steel America (Job ID: 1461) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.