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Overview

The Welder - Combo position involves using various manual welding processes to weld metals and alloys of different sizes and types. The role requires ensuring weld quality and compliance with specifications while working in diverse environments.

Responsibilities

  • Weld all types of commonly used metals and alloys using accepted trade methods.
  • Perform non-supervisory welding work on metals and alloys.
  • Apply electric, gas, and other welding processes to manufacture and repair metal parts.
  • Determine appropriate welding techniques and select proper materials.
  • Plan and lay out work from blueprints, sketches, and specifications.
  • Perform difficult welds in hard-to-reach areas.
  • Ensure welds meet specifications for fit, contour, and smoothness.
  • Inspect completed welds for cracks, slag, or other defects.
  • Ensure welds meet accepted trade standards and pass required inspections.

Requirements

  • No formal education required.
  • Experience performing welding using multiple gas and arc welding processes.
  • OSHA-10 certification is required, with an opportunity to take the course prior to employment.
  • Knowledge of gas welding torch processes and arc welding processes.
  • Understanding of how various metals and alloys react to different welding processes.
  • Ability to weld in all positions (flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead).
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and specifications.
  • Strong attention to detail and quality standards.
  • Ability to meet strict tolerances and specifications.
  • Ability to perform work in a variety of environments and conditions.
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How this job compares in Grand Prairie, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Grand Prairie, TX currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$39/hr across 8 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 34 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 18 different employers. 14 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,395 other active welding openings from 683 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Grand Prairie, or widen the search to Texas.

Polk Mechanical Company currently has 13 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 (25). 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, La Porte at $38/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Grand Prairie, TX

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