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Job Description

Overview

The Ironworker Journeyman is responsible for the layout, installation, assembly, and steel erection components in accordance with blueprint plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards.

Responsibilities

  • Reads specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of material required.
  • Fabrics metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
  • Unloads and positions prefabricated steel units for hoisting; hoists steel beams, girders, or columns into place using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators.
  • Verifies vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
  • Cuts, bends, or welds steel pieces using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
  • Forces structural steel members into final positions using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
  • Pulls, pushes, or pries structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
  • Bolts aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
  • Assembles hoisting equipment or riggings, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
  • Estimates sizes, distances, and quantities; or determines time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
  • Inspects subordinate's work for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, points out deficiencies, and explains and takes any corrective action needed.

Requirements

  • May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
  • Must possess strong working knowledge skills and abilities for the position.
  • Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
  • Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools as well as measurement tools.
  • Able to meet all physical requirements.
  • Must have all required tools.
  • Expected to climb and work at heights and in confined spaces (may exceed 200 ft).
  • Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
  • Able to work overtime, nights, and weekends as required by the workload.
  • Observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 88 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 361 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 196 different employers. 123 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 562 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

TIC - The Industrial Company currently has 16 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $36/hr, Dallas at $35/hr, and Midlothian 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. Ironworker Journeyman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.