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MIG WELDER FABRICATOR

Location

JACKSONVILLE, FL

Wage

$23 – $27/hr

Employment Type

Temporary

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG Welding
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Posted on September 18, 2026

Job Description

Experienced MIG Welder / Fabricator Job Summary We are seeking a highly experienced MIG Welder/Fabricator for a manufacturing operation in Jacksonville, Florida. This is a skilled position requiring the ability to independently read and interpret blueprints and fabricate components from drawings and specifications. Candidates must have strong MIG welding and fabrication experience and be able to take a blueprint or fabrication drawing and accurately determine measurements, material requirements, layout, fit-up, and welding requirements to produce a completed product. Required Qualifications Extensive MIG welding and metal fabrication experience required. Must be able to fabricate independently from blueprints. Strong blueprint-reading and fabrication drawing interpretation skills. Physical Requirements Ability to stand for extended periods. Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, and work in various welding positions. Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds as required. Ability to safely handle metal components and fabrication materials. Ability to use welding, grinding, cutting, and fabrication equipment throughout the shift. Must be able to wear welding helmet, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective clothing, and other required PPE.

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How this job compares in JACKSONVILLE, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs in JACKSONVILLE, FL, where the middle half runs $27–$32/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% 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 JACKSONVILLE, FL

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in JACKSONVILLE, FL right now, from 14 different employers. 8 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 200 other active welding openings from 116 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in JACKSONVILLE, or widen the search to Florida.

AtWork Group currently has 3 other openings live in Florida, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (17), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (15), and Welding Shop in Orlando, FL (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Fort Myers at $39/hr, Jacksonville at $30/hr, and Tampa at $25/hr. JACKSONVILLE is among them.

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 welder fabricator 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. MIG WELDER FABRICATOR figures were last recalculated when this page was built.