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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled and dependable Commercial Orbital Welder to join our team in Austin, Texas. The candidate will be performing high-quality orbital and precision welding on commercial piping systems, tubing and related components.

Responsibilities

  • Set up, operate and maintain orbital welding equipment and associated tooling.
  • Perform precision GTAW (TIG) orbital welding on stainless steel, carbon steel and other applicable materials.
  • Prepare, fit, align, clean and inspect pipe and tube prior to welding.
  • Follow welding procedures, weld maps, drawings, specifications, and job requirements.

Requirements

  • 4 years experience in TIG/GTAW welding.
  • Ability to read and interpret welding drawings, blueprints, weld maps and specifications.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
  • Familiar with ASME, AWS, or other applicable welding standards.

Additional Information

  • Text ORBATX to 512-866-1198 for more details.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer and Drugfree Workplace
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How this job compares in Travis Heights, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 30% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$34/hr middle band drawn from 373 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 77% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Travis Heights, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Travis Heights, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 993 other active welding openings from 482 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), Austin Industries (23), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21). 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 Midlothian at $38/hr, Pasadena at $38/hr, and Dallas at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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