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Job Description

Overview

The Ironworker I position involves constructing iron and steel structures according to specifications. Candidates must have significant experience and the ability to work at heights, along with the necessary tools and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints and specifications to determine the scope of work.
  • Identify all tools required for tasks.
  • Identify safety risks and precautions to eliminate those risks.
  • Fabricate equipment according to blueprints or supervisor instructions.
  • Hoist equipment and tools into location via bull rigging or crane.
  • Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural-steel members.
  • Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts according to blueprints.
  • Bolt aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting or bolting.
  • Pull, push, or pry iron/steel equipment into position for bolting.
  • Cut, bend, and weld iron/steel pieces using various tools.

Requirements

  • Must have 4+ years experience as an Iron-worker Helper or Structural Iron-worker.
  • Must possess all Knowledge Skills and Abilities for the position.
  • Must be able to meet all physical requirements.
  • Must be able to work at heights in excess of 300 ft.
  • Must have all required tools.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
  • NCCER - Industrial Ironworker certification required.
  • Must have a valid driver's license.
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 14 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 27 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 8 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 953 other active welding openings from 418 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.

Zachry Group currently has 23 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 Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (23), and Welding Shop in Houston, 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 Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Dallas at $36/hr, and Channelview at $32/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. Ironworker I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.