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Overview

The Structural Welder position at Austin Industrial in Baytown, TX involves joining steel components or metal plates using various welding techniques based on blueprints and instructions. The role requires physical strength and the ability to perform tasks such as preheating workpieces and correcting welds.

Responsibilities

  • Use Gas-Metal Arc, Flux-Cored Arc, Gas-Tungsten Arc, Submerged Arc or Shielded Metal Arc welding processes.
  • Unite pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and turn valves to release mixture.
  • Reach expected temperature, size, and color of flame by burning torch and adjusting flow of gas and air.
  • Preheat work pieces for the preparation of welding or curving, using torch.
  • Fill holes or correct mistakes in lead pieces and make bulges thin and curves in metal work pieces.
  • Manually apply filler rod to supply weld metal.
  • Clean or degrease weld joint or workplace, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath.
  • Remove excess weld, defective weld material, slag and spatter, using carbon arc gouge, hand scrapper, grinder or power chipper.
  • Climb up ladders or work on scaffolds to take apart textures.
  • Choose place of weld based on type, thickness, area, and expected temperature of metal.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • No minimum education requirements.
  • 2-4 years of Journeyman level experience.
  • Applicants must be legally able to work for ANY employer in the United States.
  • Valid Driver's License is required.

Additional Information

  • No third-party inquiries please.
  • The company does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies or third-party recruiters.
  • If you require reasonable accommodation to apply, contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217.
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, structural welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$35/hr across 25 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in La Porte, TX

We're tracking 30 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 13 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,288 other active welding openings from 594 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

Austin Industries currently has 30 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (30), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (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 San Angelo at $39/hr, La Porte at $38/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. La Porte is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Flux-Core. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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 (Baytown, TX) - Austin Industrial figures were last recalculated when this page was built.