Instrument/Electrical Technician II
Location
Houston, TX
Wage
$26.13/hr
Posted on November 5, 2026
Location
Houston, TX
Wage
$26.13/hr
Posted on November 5, 2026
The Instrument/Electrical Technician II position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to NASA's deep space exploration efforts. The role involves working with a diverse team to install and troubleshoot electrical and instrumentation systems, ensuring compliance with engineering standards and safety regulations.
At roughly $26/hr, this posting comes in about 18% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, where the middle half runs $23–$41/hr across 82 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 41% 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.
We're tracking 323 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 189 different employers. 74 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,149 other active welding openings from 516 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.
Amentum currently has 8 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 Worley (19). 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 $36/hr, and Pasadena at $36/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. Instrument/Electrical Technician II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.