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Overview

The job is for a certified pipe welder and fitter, focusing on shop pipe fabrication for field installations involving carbon steel. The position requires experience and the ability to perform various tasks related to pipe fitting and welding.

Responsibilities

  • Perform shop pipe fabrication for field installations.
  • Work with carbon steel in single wall and double wall applications.
  • Fit, grind, bevel, lift, and paint pipes as needed.
  • Operate machinery safely.
  • Load and deliver piping if necessary.

Requirements

  • Must be an experienced local certified pipe welder.
  • 6G certification is required.
  • Familiarity with TIG and Stick welding processes.
  • Ability to work with helpers and other welders.

Benefits

(No benefits mentioned)

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 4 PM.
  • Occasional overtime available when approved.
  • Starting pay is $27-32 per hour.
  • 1099 for the first 30 days, eligible for review for employment after.
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How this job compares in Waller, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $35/hr median for pipe welder jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $33–$37/hr across 33 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 15% 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 Waller, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Waller, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,082 other active welding openings from 558 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Welding Shop in Houston, TX currently has 21 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 Welding Shop in Austin, TX (26), Zachry Group (25), and Austin Industries (21). 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 Burleson at $40/hr, Pasadena at $40/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG and Stick work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. Pipe Welder / Fitter - 6 g Certified figures were last recalculated when this page was built.