Pipeline Welder
Location
Radford, VA
Posted on September 10, 2026
Location
Radford, VA
Posted on September 10, 2026
Miller Pipeline has been a leader in building and maintaining America’s infrastructure since 1953, specializing in underground pipeline construction and repair. The company is seeking qualified Welders to assist in various tasks related to the repair, maintenance, construction, installation, and fusion of plastic pipe and gas distribution pipelines.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Virginia currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$33/hr across 122 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Radford, VA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 194 other active welding openings from 113 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.
The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are HII (10), Colonna's Shipyard (8), and Mission Technologies, a division of HII (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 Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $34/hr, Verona at $33/hr, and Norfolk at $32/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. Pipeline Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.