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Job Description

Overview

We are looking for a competent metal welder fabricator skilled in welding and reading prints, with a minimum of 3 years of experience. Knowledge of various metals is beneficial, and we offer competitive pay and benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Competently perform welding tasks.
  • Read and interpret prints.
  • Lay out jobs effectively.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in welding.
  • Knowledge of steel welding is required.
  • Familiarity with other metals such as brass, bronze, and aluminum is helpful but not required.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Overtime
  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Benefits

Competitive pay
Overtime
Health Insurance
401k
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How this job compares in Astoria, NY

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welder fabricator jobs across New York currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$35/hr across 10 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 Astoria, NY

Astoria, NY is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 105 other active welding openings from 73 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

Welding Shop in New York, NY currently has 13 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (13), Philips (3), and GE Aerospace (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $40/hr and Brooklyn at $35/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. Metal welder fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.