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Overview

The Pipe Welder position involves using hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components, as well as filling holes, indentations, or seams in fabricated metal products.

Responsibilities

  • Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components.
  • Fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Requirements

  • Weld test requirements in 6G position for 6" SCH 40 SMAW.
  • Weld test requirements in 6G position for 2" SCH 80 carbon TIG.
  • Weld test requirements in 6G position for 2" stainless.

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How this job compares in Decatur, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for pipe welder jobs across Alabama, whose middle half runs $26–$40/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% 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 Decatur, AL

Decatur, AL currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 120 other active welding openings from 83 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Decatur, or widen the search to Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (12), Austal USA (6), and Rheem Manufacturing Company (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 Alabama, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Mobile at $46/hr and Birmingham at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG and Stick work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds. 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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