Welder/Fabricator
Location
Gainesville, FL
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on September 28, 2026
Location
Gainesville, FL
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 28, 2026
The Welder/Fabricator is responsible for performing fabrications and welding on company equipment and job work orders, including modifications and repairs to field and shop equipment.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across Florida currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$31/hr across 21 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Gainesville, FL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 219 other active welding openings from 129 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Florida.
The Crom Corporation currently has 1 other opening live in Florida, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (16), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (12), and BAE Systems (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Cape Canaveral at $42/hr, Fort Myers at $39/hr, and Jacksonville at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.
See all welder fabricator openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.