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Extreme Steel Inc.

Structural Steel Welder

Location

Ruther Glen, VA

Wage

$25 – $27/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingSteel
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Posted on September 22, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Extreme Steel, Inc. is a growing AISC-certified structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator and erector serving the DC, Virginia, and Maryland areas. They are looking for motivated, dependable individuals to join their team as Structural Steel Welders.

Responsibilities

  • Perform structural steel welding according to blueprints and project specifications.
  • Form, roll, grind, cut, and sand metal components.
  • Prepare materials for fabrication and welding.
  • Inspect completed welds to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Assist with general fabrication and shop operations as needed.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
  • Follow all company safety procedures and quality standards.

Requirements

  • Minimum 1 year of welding experience (Required).
  • Experience with structural steel fabrication preferred.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints is a plus.
  • High school diploma or GED preferred, but not required.
  • Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced fabrication environment.
  • Reliable transportation required.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • First Shift: Monday – Friday | 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM
  • Second Shift: Monday – Friday | 2:00 PM – 10:30 PM
  • Some Saturdays might be working days as well.
  • Work Location: In person

Benefits

401k
Dental
Health Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Ruther Glen, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Virginia, where the middle half runs $25–$34/hr across 96 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 32% 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 Ruther Glen, VA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Ruther Glen, 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 139 other active welding openings from 79 employers. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

Extreme Steel Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Virginia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mission Technologies, a division of HII (7), Colonna's Shipyard (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 structural welder 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. Structural Steel Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.