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Job Description

Overview

RailWorks is committed to helping our employees live better lives by offering comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees. The Thermite Welder Helper is responsible for helping and assisting the Thermite Welder to repair railroad tracks in heavy construction environments.

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Thermite Welder in repairing railroad tracks.
  • Support welding processes in heavy construction environments.

Requirements

  • Experience in Thermite Welding Processes.
  • Skilled in the use of Oxygen/Propane cutting.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Richmond, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Richmond, VA, where the middle half runs $28–$34/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 17% 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 Richmond, VA

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Richmond, VA right now, from 14 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. 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 Richmond, or widen the search to Virginia.

RailWorks currently has 5 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.

Similar openings near Richmond, VA

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