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Overview

The Weld Helper I position involves assisting experienced welders in various welding tasks and preparing workpieces for welding. The role requires basic knowledge of welding processes and the ability to operate tools under supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Assists Welder I and Welder II in various welding tasks as directed.
  • Prepares workpieces for welding by cleaning, grinding, and scraping as necessary.
  • Helps set up welding equipment and tools under supervision.
  • Handles and stores welding materials and equipment properly.
  • Operates power tools and hand tools under guidance.
  • Reads and interprets basic welding blueprints and instructions.
  • Assists in tack welding components.

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  • B-Shift Mon-Thurs 4pm-2:30am

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How this job compares in US, US

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 30% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs in US, US, where the middle half runs $24–$33/hr across 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 4% 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 US, US

We're tracking 24 other active welding openings in US, US right now, from 23 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across US as a whole we're tracking 24 other active welding openings from 23 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in US.

The most active employers in US at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near US, US

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Weld Helper I - B-Shift Mon-Thurs 4pm-2:30am figures were last recalculated when this page was built.