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Overview

The Helper position requires physical stamina and dexterity to assist in various tasks related to pipe preparation, installation, and testing. Candidates must be capable of working in outdoor conditions and adhering to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Identify all tools required for tasks.
  • Identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.
  • Assist with preparation, fabrication, installation, and fitting of pipe to specifications.
  • Assist with the installation of valves, hangers, supports, flanges inside piping systems according to plans and applicable specifications.
  • Assist with testing to ensure the quality of the pipe and the piping systems.
  • Assist with hoisting loads using slings, chains, shackles, hooks, cables, and other rigging equipment.

Requirements

  • Good problem-solving abilities.
  • Good aptitude and manual dexterity.
  • Good reading comprehension.
  • Ability to work with others – team player.
  • Ability to work independently – minimal supervision.
  • Good communication skills with co-workers and supervisors.
  • A commitment to Zachry values and safety rules and regulations.

Benefits

  • None specified.

Additional Information

  • Candidates may be required to assist welders with grinding.
  • Must be capable of working outside in the elements including heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind.
  • Must be able to work for long periods of time up to 12 hours a day.
  • Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves, and steel-toe boots.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 87 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 211 different employers. 157 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Zachry Group currently has 25 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 (25), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (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.

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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. Helper figures were last recalculated when this page was built.