Factory Welder– Full-Time or Part Time | Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Wage
$20 – $22/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
MIG WeldingTIG Welding
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Posted on September 29, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Versa Desk is seeking an energetic, strategic leader to join our team as a Factory Welder in Los Angeles, CA. The ideal candidate will balance ambitious company goals with empowering team members and cultivating a culture of success, while thriving in a dynamic, multi-hat environment.
Responsibilities
- Perform MIG/TIG welding on steel and metal components
- Read and interpret welding drawings and specifications
- Inspect welds to ensure quality and structural integrity
- Maintain welding equipment and tools
- Follow all safety procedures and quality standards
Requirements
- Previous welding experience (MIG/TIG preferred)
- Ability to read basic blueprints or drawings
- Knowledge of welding safety practices
- Strong attention to quality and detail
- Welding certification is a plus but not required
Additional Information
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Job Type: Full-Time | On-site
How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA
Pay in context
At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 50% below the $42/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $28–$58/hr across 42 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 2% 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 Los Angeles, CA
We're tracking 58 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 42 different employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 436 other active welding openings from 201 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to 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.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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. 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.
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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. Factory Welder– Full-Time or Part Time | Los Angeles figures were last recalculated when this page was built.