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Code Vessel Welder

Location

Andrews, TX

Wage

$25 – $35/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingStick WeldingFlux-Core Welding
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Posted on September 3, 2026

Job Description

Seeking a Code Vessel Welder for a busy company!Job duties include:Perform welding operations according to approved WPS and applicable welding codesWeld using processes such as SMAW, GTAW (Tig), GMAW (Mig), and/or FCAWRead and interpret blueprints, drawings, and weld symbolsPrepare materials by cutting, grinding, and fitting componentsMaintain weld quality to meet visual, radiographic, and ultrasonic inspection standardsOperate welding and related equipment safely and efficientlyDocument welds and maintain required quality and inspection recordsFollow all safety procedures, including PPE and job-site protocolsWork with inspectors and supervisors to resolve weld issues or repairsRequirements:Experience with pipe welding (carbon, steel, stainless, alloy)Knowledge of structural and pipe…

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How this job compares in Andrews, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 11% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 396 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 60% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Andrews, TX

Andrews, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,016 other active welding openings from 541 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Snelling currently has 10 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (28), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (23), and Zachry Group (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. 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. 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.

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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. Code Vessel Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.