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Temp-to-hireLocation: Houston, TX 77048Pay: $20-23/hr + (depending on experience)Schedule: 2nd shift, 5:00 PM - 3:00 AMPosition OverviewWe are looking for a hands-on Fabrication Technician to join our manufacturing team. This position involves measuring, laying out, cutting, fitting, and assembling materials according to specifications.Plastic fabrication experience is not required. We are especially interested in candidates with backgrounds in plumbing, carpentry, construction, millwork, installation, or other skilled trades where measuring, layout, and hands-on assembly are part of the job.This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong hands-on background who is interested in learning a specialized fabrication process.ResponsibilitiesMeasure and lay out…

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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $24/hr median for welding jobs in Houston, TX, where the middle half runs $22–$32/hr across 74 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 269 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 147 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,004 other active welding openings from 454 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.

Snelling currently has 4 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.

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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. Plastic Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.