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Vactor Manufacturing LLC

Vactor Mfg - 3rd shift Class I (Mig) Welder - $30.41/hr. with over $5.00 in increases over the first

Location

Streator, IL

Wage

$63,252/yr

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG Welding
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Posted on September 22, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The position is for a 3rd shift Class I (Mig) Welder with a pay rate of $30.41 per hour, including potential increases. The role involves operating various welding equipment and maintaining a safe workplace.

Responsibilities

  • Operate equipment such as Mig and Tig welding machines.
  • Operate gas torch, plasma torch, grinders, jib hoist, and overhead crane.
  • Maintain a clean, safe workplace.
  • Commit to overtime when needed.
  • Be responsible for own work.

Requirements

  • Must be able to pass a weld test.
  • Weld certification desired but not required.
  • Able to operate all machines and tools in the department.
  • Ability to climb ladders.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
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How this job compares in Streator, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 38% above the $22/hr median for MIG welder jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $20–$27/hr middle band drawn from 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 89% 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 Streator, IL

Streator, IL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 258 other active welding openings from 164 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

Vactor Manufacturing LLC currently has 1 other opening live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (13), Staff on Site (13), and Gerber Collision & Glass (10). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $36/hr, Elk Grove Village at $34/hr, and Skokie at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. 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. 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.

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

Similar openings near Streator, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Vactor Mfg - 3rd shift Class I (Mig) Welder - $30.41/hr. with over $5.00 in increases over the first figures were last recalculated when this page was built.