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Overview

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products. The company provides solutions to municipalities and contractors nationwide, with a commitment to quality, safety, and community support.

Responsibilities

  • Work well in a team to reach common goals.
  • Ensure quality and control standards are met.
  • Pay close attention to detail.
  • Focus on safety in the workplace.
  • Follow written instructions to meet required specifications.
  • Complete tasks in a timely manner.
  • Operate hand tools and make cuts, threads, and grooves.
  • Learn to operate lift equipment and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

  • Metal work experience.
  • Experience with fabrication shop equipment.
  • Ability to work in a hands-on environment.
  • Comfortable with loud noises and temperature-varied environments.
  • Precise at math and measuring.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Information

  • Continued learning opportunities through onsite training and online learning.
  • Professional development and industry networking opportunities.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Tuition Reimbursement
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$37/hr across 86 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 341 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 193 different employers. 94 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 597 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Core & Main currently has 6 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 Austin Industries (29), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (23). 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, Irving at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $37/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. Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.