Gas Compression Fabricator
Location
Millsap, TX
Wage
$30 – $40/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on September 29, 2026
Location
Millsap, TX
Wage
$30 – $40/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 29, 2026
We are seeking a skilled Fabricator to build and assemble natural gas compression units in a heavy manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on position for someone with strong fabrication and welding skills who is also mechanically inclined and comfortable turning wrenches when needed.
At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 46% above the $24/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $20–$28/hr middle band drawn from 43 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 93% 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.
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Millsap, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,220 other active welding openings from 592 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.
The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (26), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (24), and Zachry Group (21). 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, Pasadena at $37/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
This posting calls for MIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.
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