Commercial Pipe Welder
Location
Austin, TX
Wage
$34 – $38/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Stick WeldingSteelPIPE
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Posted on September 25, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Join a leading mechanical contractor! We're hiring experienced Commercial Pipe Welders for long-term projects in Austin, Tx. If you have a strong commercial background and take pride in quality workmanship, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Perform high-quality Stick welds on commercial piping systems
- Weld carbon steel pipe up to 8" diameter
- Read and interpret blueprints, weld procedures, and specifications
Requirements
- 4+ years of commercial welding experience required
- Experience welding carbon steel piping
- Must be able to weld pipe up to 8"
- Ability to read blueprints and mechanical drawings
- Reliable transportation required
- Strong work ethic and dependable attendance
Benefits
- Dental
- Health Insurance
- Vision
Additional Information
- Work Location: In person
Benefits
Dental
Health Insurance
Vision
How this job compares in Austin, TX
Pay in context
At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Austin, TX — toward the top of a $24–$37/hr middle band drawn from 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 67% 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.
The local market in Austin, TX
We're tracking 34 other active welding openings in Austin, TX right now, from 10 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,009 other active welding openings from 475 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Austin, or widen the search to Texas.
Structured Trades 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 Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), Austin Industries (26), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (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 $36/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for Stick. 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Commercial Pipe Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.