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Overview

The Instrument Fitter is responsible for fabricating and installing conduit, tubing, and piping, as well as installing instruments and support. The role requires basic skills in measurement and math, along with the ability to follow instructions and ensure safety in various work environments.

Responsibilities

  • Accurately interpret and apply information from work orders, job orders, specifications, blueprints, ISO’s or other drawings.
  • Identify, recognize and demonstrate safe usage of power tools and hand tools appropriate for the job.
  • Recognize various materials used in piping systems and demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate material handling techniques.
  • Select and safely use appropriate equipment including manlifts, forklifts, and company trucks.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skill to fabricate and install conduit, tubing, and piping systems.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skill to install supports.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of electronic and pneumatic instruments.
  • Demonstrate ability to read and understand literature supplied by vendors to install site specific equipment.

Requirements

  • High School Graduate or G.E.D.
  • 3 years of experience.
  • Must have the ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
  • TWIC required.
  • Must have a valid Texas Driver’s License with minimal infractions.
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How this job compares in Deer Park, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 425 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 Deer Park, TX

We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Deer Park, TX right now, from 7 different employers. 4 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 Deer Park, or widen the search to Texas.

Taurus Industrial Group, LLC currently has 5 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. Instrument Fitter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.