MECHANICAL ENGINEER I
Location
Houston, TX
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 14, 2026
Location
Houston, TX
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 14, 2026
Nabors is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry, operating in about 20 countries. The Mechanical Engineer I role supports the design, analysis, and lifecycle of capital equipment used on land drilling rigs, contributing to the development and improvement of mechanical systems in collaboration with various teams.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 88 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
We're tracking 351 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 196 different employers. 116 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,395 other active welding openings from 682 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.
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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. MECHANICAL ENGINEER I figures were last recalculated when this page was built.