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Overview

The Structural Welder is responsible for welding, fabricating, assembling, and repairing structural steel components according to blueprints and safety requirements. This position requires strong knowledge of welding processes and the ability to operate welding and fabrication equipment safely.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, welding symbols, drawings, and work instructions.
  • Weld structural steel components using MIG, FCAW, SMAW, and/or other approved welding processes.
  • Set up and operate welding machines, cutting equipment, grinders, and other fabrication tools.
  • Fit, align, and position structural steel components prior to welding.
  • Measure and inspect completed work to ensure proper dimensions, alignment, and weld quality.
  • Perform grinding, cutting, beveling, drilling, and other metal fabrication activities.
  • Inspect welds for cracks, porosity, undercut, incomplete fusion, and other defects.
  • Make necessary repairs or adjustments to welds and fabricated components.
  • Maintain welding equipment, tools, and work areas in safe operating condition.
  • Follow company welding procedures, quality standards, and production requirements.
  • Follow all OSHA, company, and job-site safety requirements.
  • Properly use required personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Work safely around heavy equipment, cranes, steel materials, and other industrial machinery.
  • Maintain accurate production and inspection records as required.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of welding processes.
  • Accurate measurements and attention to detail.
  • Ability to safely operate welding and fabrication equipment.
  • Troubleshooting skills.
  • OSHA 10-Hour Certification (OSHA 10).
  • Proficiency in welding setups for production.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
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How this job compares in Irving, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 17% below the $30/hr median for structural welder jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $27–$34/hr across 21 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Irving, TX

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Irving, TX right now, from 8 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,009 other active welding openings from 474 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Irving, or widen the search to Texas.

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 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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.