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Job Description

Overview

Army plumbers and pipe fitters are responsible for installing and repairing plumbing and pipe systems. This role involves maintaining heating systems, water supply, and distribution systems.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain heating systems, basic water supply and water distribution systems.
  • Install and repair pipe systems for waste water.
  • Perform basic plumbers repair and maintenance.
  • Maintain plumbing fixtures, pipes, stacks, brackets, traps, vents, and insulation.
  • Read and interpret construction plans and drawings.

Requirements

  • Must meet DoD requirements.
  • Must take the ASVAB to identify suitable Army jobs.
  • Completion of 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training.

Benefits

Additional Information

  • Earn up to $40,000 in cash bonuses for enlisting under certain Military Occupational Specialties.
  • Qualified students can earn full-tuition, merit-based scholarships and allowances for books and fees.
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$37/hr across 18 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 Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 45 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 32 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 282 other active welding openings from 180 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

United States Army Reserve currently has 7 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 Phillips Tank & Structure (8), Aerotek (7), and United States Army Reserve (7). 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 Philadelphia at $31/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

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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. Plumber (12K) Fulltime figures were last recalculated when this page was built.