Field Service Apprentice
Location
Schaumburg, IL
Wage
$58,000 – $64,000/yr
Posted on October 14, 2026
Location
Schaumburg, IL
Wage
$58,000 – $64,000/yr
Posted on October 14, 2026
DN Solutions has been building machine tools for over 50 years, focusing on industries such as automotive, aerospace, and medical devices. The Field Service Apprentice position is part of a 2-year program designed to develop individuals in CNC Field Service through hands-on experience and classroom learning.
At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $31/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, whose middle half runs $27–$40/hr across 277 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 42% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Schaumburg, IL right now, from 6 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 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 Schaumburg, or widen the search to Illinois.
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. Field Service Apprentice figures were last recalculated when this page was built.