Graduate Structural Engineer (Available 2027)
Location
Houston, TX
Wage
$76,500 – $83,500/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 19, 2026
Location
Houston, TX
Wage
$76,500 – $83,500/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 19, 2026
Arup is a global consultancy that seeks a Graduate Structural Engineer in Los Angeles for 2027. The role involves collaborating with various teams to design sustainable solutions for the built environment while developing a strong technical foundation.
At roughly $38/hr, this posting sits about 42% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX — toward the top of a $22–$35/hr middle band drawn from 85 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 76% 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 341 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 192 different employers. 94 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 596 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.
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. Graduate Structural Engineer (Available 2027) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.