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Job Description

Overview

Austin Industrial is a leading provider of self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the U.S. The Instrument Fitter role involves installing and removing various instrumentation to measure and control variables such as pressure, flow, and temperature.

Responsibilities

  • Read and work from related blueprints and schematic drawings.
  • Install and/or remove various instrumentation devices.
  • Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of pneumatics, electronics, and electricity.
  • Cut, bend, and install pipe tubing or conduit for air or process lines for instrument controls.
  • Install instruments, instrument stands, and control wiring to valves.
  • Calibrate recorders, alarms, switches, and other devices.
  • May steam trace lines when necessary.
  • May install flanges and orifice plates.
  • May repair steam traps.
  • Perform other duties necessary to remove, install, or troubleshoot instrumentation devices.

Requirements

  • No minimum education requirements.
  • 4 years of Journeyman level experience.
  • NCCER certification.
  • Valid Driver’s License.
  • Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations.

Additional Information

  • Employees must be able to perform physical activities including lifting up to 50 pounds and working in various environmental conditions.
  • Must wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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How this job compares in Spring, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 488 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 Spring, TX

Spring, TX currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 8 employers. 3 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. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Spring, or widen the search to Texas.

Austin Industries currently has 22 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 (25), 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.

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