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Overview

This entry-level MIG Welder position is based in Milton, PA, offering a pay rate of $18.00 per hour. The role involves performing MIG welding and basic fabrication tasks while ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding and basic fabrication tasks
  • Weld components including walls, floors, frames, sub-assemblies, and gates
  • Ensure all products meet structural integrity and safety standards
  • Maintain a clean and organized workspace
  • Follow all safety guidelines and procedures

Requirements

  • Prior MIG welding experience required
  • Ability to work in a production environment and meet daily goals
  • Strong attention to detail and quality
  • Ability to read and follow instructions and welding specifications
  • Reliable and able to work the assigned schedule

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and long-term disability
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Milton, PA
  • This is a fully onsite position
  • Application deadline is anticipated to close on Sep 26, 2026

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Life Insurance
Short and long-term disability
PTO
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How this job compares in Milton, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 38% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $25–$33/hr across 134 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 2% 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 Milton, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Milton, PA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 234 other active welding openings from 144 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

Aerotek currently has 6 other openings live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (12), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Braddock at $31/hr, Philadelphia at $30/hr, and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

See all MIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Mig Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.