Entry Level TIG Aluminum Welder
Location
Denver, CO
Wage
$21 – $25/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
TIG Welding
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Posted on October 5, 2026
Job Description
Overview
DĀLYTE, an AiA Industries company, has been serving the architectural and construction market since 1977 by designing, constructing, and installing custom skylights and daylighting solutions. The Entry Level TIG Aluminum Welder position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and a culture that emphasizes caring for people.
Requirements
- Detail Oriented
- Team oriented and quality focused
- Great communication
- Ability to use a measuring tape and basic hand tools (i.e. miter saw, grinder, table saw, drill press)
- Ability to TIG Aluminum
- Have reliable transportation
- Ability to read basic blue prints
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
- Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
Benefits
- 401k
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
Additional Information
- Schedule: 5:30 am to 3:00 pm Monday-Thursday, Friday 6:30 am to 10:30 am (occasional overtime including Saturday may be required)
- Work Location: In person
Benefits
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
How this job compares in Denver, CO
Pay in context
At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 41% below the $39/hr median for welding jobs in Denver, CO, where the middle half runs $24–$43/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 20% 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 Denver, CO
We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Denver, CO right now, from 7 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 78 other active welding openings from 52 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Denver, or widen the search to Colorado.
The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (8), RK Industries (7), and Martin Marietta (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Denver at $39/hr, Louisville at $35/hr, and Arvada at $27/hr. Denver is among them.
What you'll be running
This posting calls for TIG. 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 aluminum 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. Entry Level TIG Aluminum Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.