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Overview

The Welder position involves entry-level responsibilities in fabricating and assembling metal structures, with pay starting at $22 per hour. The role requires the use of various welding techniques and equipment, along with the ability to inspect and repair welded components.

Responsibilities

  • Use standard work instructions and blueprints when available.
  • Visually inspect weld quality.
  • Fabricate and assemble metal structures.
  • Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions.
  • Perform efficient welding of various metal objects with the help of a gas torch and welder.
  • Rework and/or repair welded parts and products according to engineering specification changes.

Requirements

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Entry level pay starting at $22/hr.
  • Night/Weekend Shift Differential.
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How this job compares in Aberdeen, SD

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 12% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs across South Dakota, where the middle half runs $25–$27/hr across 26 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 4% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Aberdeen, SD

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Aberdeen, SD, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across South Dakota as a whole we're tracking 43 other active welding openings from 26 employers. Browse welding jobs across South Dakota.

Twin City Fan & Blower currently has 1 other opening live in South Dakota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in South Dakota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Terex (8), Terex Corporation (3), and Hendrickson (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Similar openings near Aberdeen, SD

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder (Days/Nights/Weekends) - Entry level pay starting at $22/hr Night/Weekend Shift Differential figures were last recalculated when this page was built.