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Job Description

Overview

Mistras is hiring Level II PAUT Technicians who are willing to travel throughout the U.S. to cover call-out, projects, and turnarounds as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and calibrate equipment.
  • Conduct tests with appropriate NDT technique: Phased Array.
  • Interpret, evaluate and document results.
  • Direct the work of trainees and Level I personnel.
  • Familiarize with codes, standards, and contractual documents related to the method.

Requirements

  • Graduate of a specialized NDT technical program meeting SNT-TC1A for PAUT.
  • Prior certification as an UTSW NDE Level II with one year experience or certification as Level II per SNT-TC1A standards on Phased Array or UTSW.
  • High School graduate or equivalent.
  • TWIC.
  • Valid Driver’s License.
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 455 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 La Porte, TX

We're tracking 36 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 16 different employers. 7 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,366 other active welding openings from 671 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

MISTRAS Group currently has 1 other opening 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. La Porte is among them.

Similar openings near La Porte, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Level II PAUT Technicians- Call-Out/Travel/Turnarounds figures were last recalculated when this page was built.