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Overview

We are seeking an Industrial Electrician to install, maintain, test, and troubleshoot experimental infrastructure and equipment up to 480V, supporting advanced scientific research laboratories, cleanrooms, and building infrastructure while adhering to safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect, test, install, and repair research laboratory electrical systems, including 480V/277V and 208V/120V power distributions, transformers, and panelboards.
  • Install temporary and permanent power hookups, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and custom power supplies for experimental equipment.
  • Utilize digital multimeters to troubleshoot scientific equipment and facility infrastructure.
  • Run rigid, IMC, and EMT conduit; pull and terminate heavy gauge wiring; install safety disconnects in compliance with NEC and laboratory engineering standards.
  • Perform routine service on uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and emergency backup battery systems.
  • Strictly adhere to NFPA 70E requirements, perform Job Hazards Analyses (JHAs), and execute Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
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How this job compares in Lemont, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 23% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $26–$39/hr middle band drawn from 259 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Lemont, IL

Lemont, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 361 other active welding openings from 226 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Argonne National Laboratory currently has 1 other opening live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (15), Gerber Collision & Glass (13), and Staff on Site (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $36/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/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. Industrial Electrician: Research Facilities & Systems figures were last recalculated when this page was built.