Industrial Services Technician
Location
Schaumburg, IL
Wage
$40.5 – $42/hr
Posted on October 14, 2026
Location
Schaumburg, IL
Wage
$40.5 – $42/hr
Posted on October 14, 2026
At Nestlé USA, the Industrial Services Technician is responsible for the maintenance and repair of ammonia refrigeration systems and related equipment, contributing to a collaborative and innovative workplace that values growth and safety.
At roughly $41/hr, this posting sits about 33% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 277 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 78% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Schaumburg, IL right now, from 7 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 368 other active welding openings from 212 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Schaumburg, or widen the search to Illinois.
Nestlé Professional currently has 1 other opening live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (18), Staff on Site (13), and Sargent & Lundy (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Downers Grove at $44/hr, Chicago at $38/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Industrial Services Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.