Maintenance Welding Technician
Location
Chillicothe, OH
Wage
$35,249/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on September 22, 2026
Job Description
Overview
We are looking for a dependable Maintenance Welding Technician to support the maintenance, repair, and fabrication of equipment used in industrial operations. This hands-on role requires welding expertise, mechanical knowledge, and a commitment to safety to ensure efficient equipment operation and support fabrication projects.
Responsibilities
- Support the maintenance and repair of industrial equipment.
- Fabricate equipment as needed.
- Apply welding expertise to maintain equipment efficiency.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Additional Information
- First shift position, Monday to Friday, 6:30am - 3:00pm.
How this job compares in Chillicothe, OH
Pay in context
At roughly $17/hr, this posting comes in about 35% below the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Ohio, where the middle half runs $22–$30/hr across 129 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 1% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
The local market in Chillicothe, OH
Chillicothe, OH is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Ohio as a whole we're tracking 213 other active welding openings from 139 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Ohio.
The most active employers in Ohio at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TP Mechanical (8), Aerotek (8), and Kadant Black Clawson LLC (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Ohio, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Columbus at $30/hr, Canton at $29/hr, and Cincinnati at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
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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. Maintenance Welding Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.