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Overview

The City of Dallas is seeking a Senior Welder for the Park and Recreation Department, offering a career with purpose, competitive benefits, and growth opportunities. The role involves performing journey level fabrication and repair welding on various mechanized equipment and structures.

Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance and repair welding on equipment such as large mowers, tractors, and heavy equipment.
  • Fabricate, weld, and make metal components according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders.
  • Maintain welding supplies inventory and make purchasing recommendations.
  • Drive and operate a mobile welding unit for field repairs.
  • Assist in the mechanical repair of heavy equipment.
  • Train and assist apprentice welders, monitoring their work for safety and quality.
  • Perform other trades work as needed or assigned.

Requirements

  • Three (3) years of welding experience.
  • Welding certificate from a trade school plus two (2) years of required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.
  • Valid driver's license with a good driving record.
  • Some positions require Class A or B Commercial Driver's License.
  • Knowledge of welding principles, practices, techniques, and safety precautions.
  • Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations.
  • Ability to drive and operate a mobile welding unit.
  • Ability to perform various types of welding.
  • Skilled in the use of welding equipment.
  • Ability to read blueprints and design drawings.
  • Ability to complete routine paperwork.
  • Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships.

Additional Information

  • Subject to evening and weekend shifts.
  • All qualifying information must be included in the application.
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 34% below the $38/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX, where the middle half runs $31–$39/hr across 41 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 2% 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 120 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 69 different employers. 36 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,117 other active welding openings from 510 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

City of Dallas currently has 3 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 (34), Zachry Group (28), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (18). 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 Arlington at $39/hr, Dallas at $38/hr, and Irving at $36/hr. Dallas is among them.

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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. Senior Welder (Park and Recreation [PKR] Dept., Non-Civil Service) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.