Union Operating Engineer
Location
New York, NY
Wage
$44.95 – $52.88/hr
Posted on October 12, 2026
Location
New York, NY
Wage
$44.95 – $52.88/hr
Posted on October 12, 2026
The Union Operating Engineer is responsible for the efficient operation and maintenance of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment and systems for assigned properties. This role involves ensuring a clean and safe working environment while performing preventive and corrective maintenance.
At roughly $49/hr, this posting sits about 22% above the $40/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY — toward the top of a $36–$48/hr middle band drawn from 28 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 79% 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 46 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 36 different employers. 27 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 165 other active welding openings from 106 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.
The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (16), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (8), and Veterans Health Administration (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Bronx at $43/hr, New York at $40/hr, and Brooklyn at $40/hr. New York is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Union Operating Engineer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.