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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking experienced Commercial Pipe Welders for large-scale commercial construction projects in the Austin area. Ideal candidates have a strong mechanical background and take pride in high-quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding on commercial piping systems
  • Weld carbon steel pipe up to 8” diameter
  • Read and interpret blueprints, weld procedures, and specifications
  • Perform layout, fit-up, and welding as required
  • Work 60/10 schedule
  • Follow all jobsite safety and quality standards

Requirements

  • 4+ years commercial pipe welding experience
  • Experience with carbon steel pipe
  • Ability to read blueprints and mechanical drawings
  • Must have own welding tools and equipment
  • Reliable transportation
  • Strong attendance and work ethic
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How this job compares in Austin, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 32% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Austin, TX — toward the top of a $20–$37/hr middle band drawn from 26 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 73% 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 Austin, TX

We're tracking 30 other active welding openings in Austin, TX right now, from 10 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 993 other active welding openings from 483 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Austin, or widen the search to Texas.

Welding Shop in Austin, TX currently has 26 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Austin, TX (26), 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.

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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. Commercial Pipe Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.