Welder
Location
Albert Lea, MN
Posted on October 16, 2026
Location
Albert Lea, MN
Posted on October 16, 2026
The Welder is responsible for performing high-quality welding operations in support of JPW’s production and fabrication activities. This position requires proficiency in reading blueprints, operating welding equipment, and ensuring parts meet specifications using precision measuring tools.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Minnesota currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$31/hr across 53 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Albert Lea, MN is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Minnesota as a whole we're tracking 77 other active welding openings from 48 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Minnesota.
JPW Industries currently has 1 other opening live in Minnesota, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Minnesota at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (6), Lake Air Products (6), and Atlas Copco Group (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.