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Job Description

Overview

A skilled welder is needed for installing and fabricating structural and ornamental iron, with a focus on stair and railing layout, I-beam coping, and full pen welds. The position offers opportunities for growth based on productivity and requires a motivated individual.

Responsibilities

  • Install and fabricate structural and ornamental iron.
  • Perform stair and railing layout.
  • Execute I-beam coping and full pen welds.
  • Conduct finished work including grinding.

Requirements

  • Experience in welding and fabrication.
  • Skills in grinding are helpful.
  • Certifications are a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Work hours are 6am-4:30pm Monday to Thursday.
  • Raises are based on productivity.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
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How this job compares in Novato, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $30/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs across California, whose middle half runs $27–$43/hr across 329 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Novato, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Novato, CA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across California as a whole we're tracking 433 other active welding openings from 199 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (28), Honeywell Aerospace (17), and Aerotek (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Long Beach at $43/hr, El Segundo at $43/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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