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Pipe Welder / Pipe Fitter / Structural Welder

Location

Mobile, AL

Wage

$40 – $50/hr

Employment Type

Contract

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingSteelStainless Steel6GPIPE
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Posted on October 14, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Now hiring Pipe Welder, Pipe Fitter, or Structural Welder with a minimum of 5 years of experience required. This is a long-term opportunity located in Mobile, AL, offering competitive pay based on experience.

Responsibilities

  • Perform TIG welding on stainless steel, carbon steel, and Inconel piping systems.
  • Utilize consumable rings and other welding accessories as required.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, isometric drawings, weld symbols, specifications, and engineering drawings.
  • Layout, fit, align, and assemble pipe systems.
  • Fabricate and install piping systems.
  • Interpret technical manuals, procedures, and work instructions.
  • Weld Mig Pulse on structural steel.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience as a Pipe Welder, Pipe Fitter, or Structural Welder.
  • Strong knowledge of shipbuilding, manufacturing, and industrial fabrication processes.
  • Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen.
  • Must pass a background check (no felony convictions).
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States.
  • Must provide proof of citizenship or legal permanent residency.

Benefits

  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Approximately 50 hours per week.
  • Days and Nights available.
  • Long-term opportunity (up to 2-year contract).
  • Work Location: In person.

Benefits

Dental
Health Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Mobile, AL

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 32% above the $34/hr median for welding jobs in Mobile, AL — toward the top of a $34–$40/hr middle band drawn from 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 88% 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.

The local market in Mobile, AL

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Mobile, AL right now, from 8 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Alabama as a whole we're tracking 97 other active welding openings from 61 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mobile, or widen the search to Alabama.

The most active employers in Alabama at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (9), Austal USA (8), and Staffmark (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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. Pipe Welder / Pipe Fitter / Structural Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.