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Chandler Steel

MIG Welder/Fabricator

Location

Amelia Court House, VA

Wage

$38,171/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on September 22, 2026

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled MIG Welder/Fabricator to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in welding techniques and be proficient in various tools and equipment, primarily working on structural steel fabrication, custom metalwork, and railings.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding on metal components.
  • Work on structural steel fabrication.
  • Engage in custom metalwork.
  • Contribute to high-quality metal structures.

Requirements

  • Experience in welding techniques.
  • Proficiency in various tools and equipment.

Additional Information

  • Work hours are Monday through Thursday, 6am to 6:30pm (48hrs per week).
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How this job compares in Amelia Court House, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 37% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Virginia, where the middle half runs $25–$34/hr across 98 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 3% 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 Amelia Court House, VA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Amelia Court House, VA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 159 other active welding openings from 95 employers. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Colonna's Shipyard (8), Mission Technologies, a division of HII (7), and Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII (6). 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 $38/hr, Norfolk at $32/hr, and Virginia Beach at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. MIG Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.