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Overview

Austin Industrial is an industry leader in maintenance, construction, and soft craft services, providing solutions to industrial companies across the U.S. The Pipefitter will be responsible for laying out, assembling, installing, and maintaining pipe systems and related equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Cut, thread, and hammer pipe to specifications using tools such as saws, cutting torches, and pipe threaders and benders.
  • Attach pipes to walls, structures, and fixtures using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.
  • Measure and mark pipes for cutting and threading.
  • Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair according to specifications.
  • Select pipe sizes and types and related materials according to specifications.
  • Modify, clean, and maintain pipe systems, units, fittings, and related machines and equipment.
  • Install automatic controls used to regulate pipe systems.
  • Turn valves to shut off steam, water, or other gases or liquids from pipe sections.
  • Remove and replace worn components.
  • Inspect work sites for obstructions and structural weaknesses.
  • Operate motorized pumps to remove water from flooded areas.
  • Dip nonferrous piping materials in a mixture of molten tin and lead to prevent erosion.

Requirements

  • No minimum education requirements.
  • NCCER, TWIC, and DL certifications required.
  • 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Additional Information

  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
  • Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer.
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, pipefitter jobs across Texas currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$38/hr across 16 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 La Porte, TX

We're tracking 31 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 14 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,394 other active welding openings from 726 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

Austin Industries currently has 21 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 Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (23), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (23). 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, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near La Porte, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Pipefitter Fabricator (La Porte, TX) Austin Industrial figures were last recalculated when this page was built.