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Overview

The Pennsylvania Advanced Manufacturing Technician Apprentice Program (AMTAP) is a 9-week paid apprenticeship designed to provide training in aerospace manufacturing, requiring no prior experience. Participants will gain hands-on skills and may be considered for full-time production roles upon successful completion.

Responsibilities

  • Learn torquing, soldering, point-to-point wiring, precision manufacturing, and aerospace production processes.
  • Learn to read engineering documents and use tools with small components.
  • Perform precise work while following detailed work instructions and quality requirements.
  • Complete written and hands-on training and certification requirements.
  • Demonstrate the skills and performance needed to successfully complete the program.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Strong hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and manual dexterity.
  • Ability to follow detailed instructions and learn quickly.
  • Ability to successfully complete written and hands-on training requirements.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  • Willingness to learn and adapt to change.
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • Willingness to work any assigned Monday–Friday 5x8 shift after training.
  • Willingness to successfully complete required certifications and performance expectations.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: King of Prussia, PA
  • Cohort Start: Mar 1, 2027
  • Training Pay: $17/hr
  • Full-Time Pay: $22/hr if selected
  • Training: 9 weeks, paid, 40hr/wk
  • Training Schedule: 9x80, Mon–Fri, 6:00 AM–3:30 PM; working Fri 6:00 AM–2:30 PM, with every other Fri off.
  • Full-Time Schedule: 9x80, Mon–Fri, 6:00 AM–3:30 PM; working Fri 6:00 AM–2:30 PM, with every other Fri off.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in King of Prussia, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 35% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $25–$35/hr across 133 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% 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 King of Prussia, PA

King of Prussia, PA currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 277 other active welding openings from 178 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in King of Prussia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TradeWorx (7), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (7), and Crash Champions (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $35/hr and York at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near King of Prussia, PA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Pennsylvania Advanced Manufacturing Technician Apprentice Program (AMTAP) - Cohort 5 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.