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Job Description

Overview

This position is for an experienced Welder / Fitter at a small business in Highlands, Texas, requiring proficiency in various welding techniques and a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding and fabrication tasks using MIG, Stick, Torch, and Plasma techniques.
  • Engage in heavy lifting and use of a sledgehammer.
  • Work in a non-climate controlled environment.

Requirements

  • Minimum of ten years of welding experience.
  • Must have reliable transportation and a cell phone.
  • Fluency in English is required; Spanish is a plus.
  • Valid Texas License/ID and Social Security Card required upon hire.
  • Complete resume with no time gaps is necessary.

Additional Information

  • Full-time position, Monday through Friday.
  • Long-term, permanent position.
  • Residence on the East Side of Houston is preferred.
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How this job compares in Highlands, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $25/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $22–$28/hr across 38 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 11% 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 Highlands, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Highlands, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 999 other active welding openings from 454 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Welding Shop in Houston, TX currently has 19 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 (30), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (21). 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, Channelview at $32/hr, and Dallas at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick work. 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair 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. WELDER / Fabricator in Highlands Texas figures were last recalculated when this page was built.