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Overview

A welder is responsible for using welding equipment to fabricate and weld metal assemblies in various positions. The role requires adherence to safety, quality, inventory, and production guidelines.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze blueprints or other documents to plan layout, assembly, and operations.
  • Knowledge of production processes and techniques to effectively distribute product/equipment.
  • Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using various tools.
  • Able to troubleshoot and fix problems or issues as they arise with assemblies.
  • Examine finished product to ensure parts meet specification and quality.
  • Operate accessory equipment such as handheld power tools, IRD balancer, etc.
  • Able to read weld symbols.
  • Can dial in weld settings and adjust welder accordingly.
  • Knowledge of basic hand tools.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Ability to read and use a tape measure or other shop instruments.
  • Ability to do basic shop math.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Basic written and verbal communication skills.
  • Complete Bandit’s crane and/or forklift safety training.

Additional Information

  • Work schedule is from 6A to 2P.
  • Requires working both inside/outside in heat/cold, and/or wet/humid conditions.
  • Frequently required to use personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent injury.
  • Frequently lift 50 pounds and occasionally lift 60 pounds.
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How this job compares in US, US

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 28% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs in US, US, where the middle half runs $23–$33/hr across 33 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 12% 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 US, US

We're tracking 34 other active welding openings in US, US right now, from 25 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across US as a whole we're tracking 34 other active welding openings from 25 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in US.

The most active employers in US at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (6), AAON, Inc. (3), and Greenberry (2). 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 MIG. 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.

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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. Weld Training Program - 6A-2P figures were last recalculated when this page was built.