Experianced Welder
Location
Newark, CA
Wage
$35 – $40/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 12, 2026
Location
Newark, CA
Wage
$35 – $40/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 12, 2026
The Experienced Welder is responsible for performing high-quality welding and fabrication work for mechanical construction projects, equipment installations, repairs, and field applications. The ideal candidate can work independently, troubleshoot problems, and produce quality work while meeting project schedules and specifications.
At roughly $38/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, whose middle half runs $28–$47/hr across 430 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 60% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Newark, CA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across California as a whole we're tracking 574 other active welding openings from 266 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.
The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Vast (22), and Relativity Space (20). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $71/hr, Long Beach at $54/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication 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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Experianced Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.