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Job Description

We are a small business creating one-of-a-kind jewelry, working primarily with unique colored gemstones and natural crystals. We offer a supportive, respectful environment and provide the tools and resources you need to do your work well.

Responsibilities

  • Hand-fabricate rings, pendants, and other one-of-a-kind jewelry in silver and gold.
  • Prepare metal from grain, mill sheet, and draw wire.
  • Form and assemble components using hand tools and torch soldering.
  • Develop and execute secure settings that complement each stone’s individual shape and character.
  • Handle and set delicate colored gemstones and natural crystals with care.
  • Finish and polish each piece to completion.
  • Size completed rings and perform some jewelry repairs.
  • Organize daily bench work and coordinate priorities with staff.
  • Maintain a safe, orderly workspace and follow all safety procedures.
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 32% below the $41/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, where the middle half runs $35–$58/hr across 38 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 13% 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 Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 57 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 42 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 436 other active welding openings from 211 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA currently has 17 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (28), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Honeywell Aerospace (14). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $48/hr, Long Beach at $43/hr, and El Segundo at $43/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. Jewelry Fabricator / Goldsmith — One-of-a-Kind Fine Jewelry figures were last recalculated when this page was built.