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Job Description

Overview

This position is for a Welder in a safety-sensitive role that requires passing a drug test and an eye exam. The job involves working the 3rd shift from Sunday to Thursday, with training on the 2nd shift for a few weeks.

Responsibilities

Requirements

  • Must pass a random drug test
  • Eye exam required
  • FAA DT required
  • Manual weld test required

Benefits

Additional Information

  • 3rd shift: Sunday-Thursday, 11pm – 7 am
  • Training on 2nd shift for a few weeks: Monday-Friday, 3 pm – 11 pm
  • Candidates should arrive only 5 minutes before the interview and wait outside until welcomed in
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How this job compares in Glendale, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 15% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $27–$41/hr across 356 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 32% 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 Glendale, CA

Glendale, CA is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across California as a whole we're tracking 459 other active welding openings from 225 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.

Crafted Staff currently has 1 other opening live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (25), Aerotek (18), and Honeywell Aerospace (14). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Long Beach at $43/hr, Torrance at $43/hr, and Los Angeles at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. 05192 - Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.