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Overview

The Code & Structural Welder position involves selecting materials and equipment for welding tasks, utilizing various welding processes, and assembling structural forms according to specifications. Wood, the hiring company, is a global leader in consulting, engineering, and operations for the energy and materials sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Selects type and size of pipe or other related materials and equipment according to specifications.
  • Plans layouts, assembly, and welding using knowledge of geometry and physical properties of metal.
  • Uses various welding processes including Gas-Metal Arc, Flux-Cored Arc, Gas-Tungsten Arc, Submerged Arc, or Shielded Metal Arc.
  • Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits components together in various body positions.
  • Bolts, clamps, and welds metal components of products such as piping systems and structural shapes.
  • Connects cable from welding unit to obtain specified amperage, voltage, slope, and pulse.
  • Obtains specified electrode and inserts it into the portable holder or welding gun.
  • Assembles structural forms such as machinery frames, tanks, and pressure vessels according to blueprints.

Requirements

  • Capable of certifying on multi-process pipe with proficiency in SMAW, GTAW, and GMAW welding processes.
  • Able to produce welds that meet NDE (non-destructive examination) requirements.
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How this job compares in West Palm Beach, FL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Florida currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$31/hr across 113 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 West Palm Beach, FL

West Palm Beach, FL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 248 other active welding openings from 138 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in West Palm Beach, or widen the search to Florida.

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

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (14), Welding Shop in Miami, FL (14), and Honeywell Technologies (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Fort Myers at $39/hr, Jacksonville at $30/hr, and Orlando at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, 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. 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.

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. Code & Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.