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CTR Group is seeking Shipfitters for our client, a Shipyard in Charleston, SC. Pay Rate: $38 per Hour Plus $130 Per Diem for Non-Local Candidates. SUMMARY:The Shipfitter will perform the following tasks: The Shipfitter performs layout, fits, aligns, assembles prefabricated cast, forged components prior to welding, soldering, brazing, or bonding operations. Performs fitting, machining operations such as straighten, grind, burr, drill, ream, countersink materials to close tolerances. Refers to general instructions to select equipment, set up, lay out materials to be welded. The Shipfitter will repair, rework parts to restore required tolerances that has become distorted. May monitor, verify quality in accordance with statistical process and other control procedures. REQUIREMENTS:Must have 3-5 years of Prior Shipyard Experience as a Shipfitter. CTR Group has been a leader in its industry for over 35 years and is rated highly on Google, Indeed and Facebook for being a great company to work for. If you enjoy being a part of a great team, apply today and check out our website for more information. CTR Group is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are selected based on qualifications and defined requirements of the job, not on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or any other protected status. Further, CTR Group encourages United States' Veterans and persons with disabilities to apply for positions for which they are qualified.

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How this job compares in Goose Creek, SC

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 36% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across South Carolina — toward the top of a $24–$36/hr middle band drawn from 56 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% 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 Goose Creek, SC

Goose Creek, SC is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 100 other active welding openings from 77 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (6), Vertiv (4), and GE Vernova (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 South Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Duncan at $36/hr, Aiken at $29/hr, and Anderson at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Goose Creek, SC

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Shipfitter - Mech Tech C 3 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.