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Overview

This is an apprentice position for a Welding Helper in the trailer manufacturing industry, specifically focused on solar-powered trailers. The role involves supporting welders and assisting in the assembly of trailers while developing welding and fabrication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Measure and cut steel and aluminum according to specifications.
  • Prepare metal components for welders.
  • Grind, clean, drill, and fit metal components before welding.
  • Use saws, grinders, drills, and other fabrication tools.
  • Assist welders with positioning and fitting components.
  • Prepare brackets, tubing, framing, and other trailer components.
  • Assist with trailer frame and body assembly.
  • Install walls, insulation, flooring, doors, equipment mounts, and interior components.
  • Assist with mounting solar panels and solar equipment.
  • Assist with battery, inverter, HVAC, lighting, and equipment installation under the direction of qualified team members.
  • Perform general mechanical and trailer assembly work.
  • Read tape measures and follow basic drawings and measurements.
  • Maintain an organized manufacturing and fabrication area.
  • Keep materials and components organized for production.
  • Follow all company safety procedures.
  • Assist the manufacturing team wherever needed to keep trailers moving through production.

Requirements

  • 0-2 years of welding or similar trade experience.
  • Previous construction, fabrication, manufacturing, automotive, trailer, mechanical, or welding experience is preferred.
  • Experience using saws, grinders, drills, and hand/power tools.
  • Ability to accurately read a tape measure.
  • Basic metal fabrication knowledge is preferred.
  • Welding experience is a plus but is not required.
  • Ability to follow instructions and work from basic drawings and measurements.
  • Comfortable working with steel and aluminum.
  • Mechanically inclined and willing to learn.
  • Able to work independently and as part of a manufacturing team.
  • Dependable and able to maintain a consistent work schedule.
  • Strong attention to quality and safety.
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How this job compares in Wall Street, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 23% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $26–$37/hr across 75 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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 Wall Street, NY

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Wall Street, NY, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 134 other active welding openings from 87 employers. Browse welding jobs across New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (15), GE Aerospace (5), and Philips (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 New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $45/hr, Brooklyn at $30/hr, and Latham at $24/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. Welder / Fabricator – Trailer Manufacturing figures were last recalculated when this page was built.