Van Conversion Craftsman
Location
Vernon, CA
Wage
$22 – $24/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 22, 2026
Location
Vernon, CA
Wage
$22 – $24/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 22, 2026
The Van Conversion Craftsman at Sonsray is responsible for transforming commercial cargo vans into refrigerated vehicles through structural modifications, framing, insulation, and interior installations. The role requires strong mechanical skills and attention to detail, with a focus on quality workmanship and customized solutions.
At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 34% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $28–$47/hr across 408 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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.
Vernon, CA currently has 6 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 553 other active welding openings from 251 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Vernon, or widen the search to California.
The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Honeywell Aerospace (21), and Aerotek (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $72/hr, El Segundo at $58/hr, and Torrance at $47/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Van Conversion Craftsman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.