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Job Description

Overview

Army plumbers and pipe fitters are responsible for installing and repairing plumbing and pipe systems.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain heating systems, basic water supply and water distribution systems
  • Pipe systems for waste water
  • Basic plumbers repair and maintenance
  • Maintenance for plumbing fixtures, pipes, stacks, brackets, traps, vents and insulation
  • Construction plans and drawings

Requirements

  • Must meet DoD requirements
  • Take the ASVAB to understand strengths and identify suitable Army jobs
  • 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training

Benefits

  • Housing
  • Medical
  • Food
  • Special Pay
  • Vacation Time

Additional Information

  • Earn up to $40,000 in cash bonuses for enlisting under certain Military Occupational Specialties
  • Qualified students can earn full-tuition, merit-based scholarships, allowances for books and fees, plus an annual stipend for living expenses
  • Eligible for civilian employment through the Army PaYS program

Benefits

Housing
Medical
Food
Special Pay
Vacation Time
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$40/hr across 25 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 Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 51 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 38 different employers. 22 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 274 other active welding openings from 180 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Phillips Tank & Structure (8), Johnson Controls (7), and Greene Tweed (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 Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $32/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

Similar openings near Philadelphia, PA

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