Pipeline Foreman - Union
Location
Chicago, IL
Wage
$120,000 – $140,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 10, 2026
Location
Chicago, IL
Wage
$120,000 – $140,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 10, 2026
We are a 45 year-old family business that provides construction services to both public and private sectors, focusing on civils, underground utility, infrastructure, and site development. We are seeking a Pipeline Foreman with experience in steel pipeline or water main installation to join our team.
At roughly $63/hr, this posting sits about 74% above the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL — toward the top of a $27–$45/hr middle band drawn from 89 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 91% 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.
We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 60 different employers. 52 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 233 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.
Jobot currently has 4 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (14), and Staff on Site (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Addison at $32/hr. Chicago is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Pipeline Foreman - Union figures were last recalculated when this page was built.