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Job Description

Overview

RK Mechanical is hiring Pipe Shop Fabricators at Levels 1, 2, and 3 in Aurora, Colorado. The role involves fabricating and assembling piping systems with a focus on quality and safety.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and assemble piping systems from drawings and specifications.
  • Prepare and fit materials for welding.
  • Weld using processes you are qualified for.
  • Check work for accuracy and quality.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED is required.
  • Industrial pipe shop experience.
  • Ability to read measurements and fabrication drawings.
  • Commitment to safety and quality.

Additional Information

  • In-state candidates within 0–100 miles receive a $2,000 sign-on bonus.
  • Candidates more than 100 miles away receive $5,000 in relocation assistance.
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How this job compares in Denver, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Colorado — toward the top of a $24–$35/hr middle band drawn from 52 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% 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 Denver, CO

Denver, CO currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 61 other active welding openings from 37 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Denver, or widen the search to Colorado.

RK Industries currently has 4 other openings live in Colorado, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (8), Martin Marietta (4), and Honeywell Technologies (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pueblo at $38/hr, Louisville at $35/hr, and denver at $24/hr. Denver is among them.

Similar openings near Denver, CO

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