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Certified Structural Stick Welder (1G/3G) - $30-$50/hr (Little Elm) - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -...

Location

Little Elm, TX

Wage

$30 – $50/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

Stick Welding
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Posted on October 19, 2026

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Certified Structural Stick Welder (SMAW) for an active Retail Building Construction Project in Little Elm, Texas. This is a temporary, project-based position lasting approximately 4 weeks, with the potential for extension depending on project needs.

Responsibilities

  • Perform heavy structural welding on columns, H-beams, and structural steel frameworks for a commercial retail building.
  • Execute high-quality Stick (SMAW) welds confidently.
  • Welding work is primarily 1G Fillet Welds, with a small amount of 3G (Vertical) welding required.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, welding symbols, and structural drawings.
  • Deliver clean, high-quality welds that successfully pass all Third-Party Visual Inspections (CWI) and secure the official sign-off report.
  • Follow all job site safety protocols and OSHA guidelines.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in structural welding (specifically columns, H-beams, and commercial construction settings).
  • Must possess a current Welding Certification valid for structural steel code (AWS D1.1 or equivalent).
  • You must submit a photo or copy of your valid certification via text message or email BEFORE a weld test or interview can be scheduled.
  • Must be willing to work as a 1099 Hourly Contractor (responsible for your own taxes).
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S. and able to commute to the job site in Little Elm, TX.

Additional Information

  • Pay Rate: $30.00 - $50.00 per hour (1099)
  • Duration: Approx. 4 weeks (Potential for extension)
  • Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Includes a 1-hour unpaid lunch break)
  • Welders bringing their own rig/equipment will be compensated at the higher end of the hourly scale.
  • For welders without personal equipment, a Miller Bobcat 230 Kohler Welder/Generator is available on-site for your use.
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How this job compares in Little Elm, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 43% above the $28/hr median for structural welder jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $25–$33/hr middle band drawn from 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% 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 Little Elm, TX

Little Elm, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 976 other active welding openings from 439 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

Welding Shop in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX currently has 14 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (33), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (22), and Zachry Group (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Old Sixth Ward at $40/hr, Pasadena at $36/hr, and Dallas at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • AWS D1.1 — the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for steel. It governs almost all building and structural steel work in the US, so a D1.1 qualification is the baseline credential for construction and ironworking.
  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.
  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

Similar openings near Little Elm, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Certified Structural Stick Welder (1G/3G) - $30-$50/hr (Little Elm) - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -... figures were last recalculated when this page was built.