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Overview

The Combo Welder must be trained in various welding processes, including arc welding and oxy-fuel welding, and is responsible for setting up equipment and welding pipe, plate, or structural steel. The role requires working from blueprints and specifications while ensuring safety and quality in a plant operations or construction jobsite setting.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare materials to be welded and weld components
  • Perform maintenance on welding torches and equipment
  • Perform simple piping installations and repairs
  • Assist other mechanics or craft workers as needed

Requirements

  • Must be trained in a variety of welding processes
  • Ability to set up equipment and weld using arc, gas-shielded arc, or gas welding equipment
  • Must learn and understand all safety hazards related to the work
  • Ability to safely and effectively use or operate work-related tools and equipment
  • Physical ability to move throughout active construction environments and handle materials weighing up to 50 pounds
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with crew members and supervisors
  • Ability to read, interpret, and apply work instructions and safety requirements
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How this job compares in La Canada, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $19/hr, this posting comes in about 43% below the $33/hr median for welding jobs across California, where the middle half runs $27–$43/hr across 327 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 4% 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 La Canada, CA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in La Canada, 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 204 employers. Browse welding jobs across California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (29), 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 Santa Ana at $48/hr, Long Beach at $43/hr, and El Segundo at $43/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Welder - Combo figures were last recalculated when this page was built.