Welder
Location
Richmond, VA
Posted on September 10, 2026
Location
Richmond, VA
Posted on September 10, 2026
The Welder position involves performing welding for installations, alterations, relocations, and assembly of structured and fabricated steel, as well as modifications required for welding installations. The role requires mechanical tasks to be performed with minimal supervision while adhering to safety and quality standards.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Richmond, VA currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$30/hr across 10 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Richmond, VA right now, from 10 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 185 other active welding openings from 109 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Richmond, or widen the search to Virginia.
The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HII (10), Colonna's Shipyard (8), and Mission Technologies, a division of HII (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $34/hr, Verona at $33/hr, and Norfolk at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.