Job Description

Overview

The Welding Instructor at Ancora Education is responsible for delivering educational materials and fostering a dynamic, student-centered learning environment. Instructors are expected to support students in achieving their educational and career goals while adhering to ethical standards and institutional guidelines.

Responsibilities

  • Utilize classroom and lab instruction to provide an engaged educational experience.
  • Ensure students meet learning objectives for their program of study.
  • Maintain instructional materials and equipment in working order.
  • Participate in faculty assessment and professional development activities.
  • Analyze assessment data and compile reports.
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and regulatory guidelines.

Requirements

  • Must have an active certification or licensure where required.
  • At least 5 years of industry experience within the last 10 years.
  • Prior teaching experience or completion of new instructor training is required.
  • Ability to qualify as an instructor per institutional and accreditation standards.

How this job compares in Glendale, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Arizona currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$37/hr across 189 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Glendale, AZ

We're tracking 18 other active welding openings in Glendale, AZ right now, from 7 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 471 other active welding openings from 256 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Glendale, or widen the search to Arizona.

Ancora Education currently has 2 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (17), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (16), and EZARC (15). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Phoenix at $30/hr, and Goodyear at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Glendale, AZ

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