Automotive Technician - Seasonal Opening
Location
Arlington, TX
Wage
$39.95/hr
Employment Type
Temporary
Posted on September 17, 2026
Location
Arlington, TX
Wage
$39.95/hr
Employment Type
Temporary
Posted on September 17, 2026
UPS is seeking a reliable Seasonal Automotive Mechanic to join their outstanding fleet maintenance team. The Automotive Technician will maintain a diverse range of equipment, including delivery vehicles and heavy-duty tractors, while working in a rewarding culture with talented teams.
At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 43% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $23–$35/hr middle band drawn from 424 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
We're tracking 30 other active welding openings in Arlington, TX right now, from 14 different employers. 10 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 Arlington, or widen the search to Texas.
UPS currently has 2 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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Automotive Technician - Seasonal Opening figures were last recalculated when this page was built.