Skilled Tradesman
Location
Pascagoula, MS
Wage
$34 – $53/hr
Employment Type
Contract
Required Skills & Certifications
Stick WeldingFlux-Core WeldingSteelStainless SteelCopperPIPE
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Posted on September 30, 2026
Job Description
Overview
The Skilled Tradesman position is a long-term contract role requiring experienced craftsmen in various trades such as Pipe Fitting, Welding, and Machining, primarily for marine applications in Pascagoula, MS.
Responsibilities
- Read and interpret blueprints to determine layouts.
- Measure, cut, thread, bend, and install pipe.
- Weld using FCAW/SMAW techniques on various materials.
- Perform high-quality welds in various positions.
- Use hand tools, measuring tools, and fabrication equipment.
- Install, align, and repair ship machinery.
- Fabricate and install sheet metal according to blueprints.
- Install interior wood finishes and accessories.
Requirements
- Must have a valid ID or driver's license and Social Security Card.
- Pass a hair follicle drug test.
- Pass a pre-employment background check felony free for 7 years.
- Must be willing to shave for a respirator fit test.
- US Citizen or Permanent resident required.
Benefits
- Dental
- Health Insurance
- PTO
- Vision
Additional Information
- Contract term is a minimum of 1 year.
- Expected hours are 40.0 – 56.0 per week.
- Per diem of $180 for certain positions.
Benefits
Dental
Health Insurance
PTO
Vision
How this job compares in Pascagoula, MS
Pay in context
At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 12% above the $39/hr median for welding jobs in Pascagoula, MS — toward the top of a $25–$53/hr middle band drawn from 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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 Pascagoula, MS
We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in Pascagoula, MS right now, from 8 different employers. 7 of them were added in the last week. Across Mississippi as a whole we're tracking 80 other active welding openings from 45 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pascagoula, or widen the search to Mississippi.
The most active employers in Mississippi at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TIC - The Industrial Company (13), Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII (5), and MOHR Talent (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work. 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.
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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. Skilled Tradesman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.