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Job Description

Overview

The City of Irving is seeking a Welder to coordinate work projects, perform and inspect welding repairs on various machinery and vehicles, and provide technical advice on welding activities. The position requires a high school diploma and two years of welding experience, with a preference for technical training or certification.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate work projects and acquire welding materials and equipment parts.
  • Perform and inspect welding repairs on a variety of machinery, tools, equipment, and city vehicles.
  • Inspect shop equipment to ensure proper working order.
  • Maintain records related to welding activities.
  • Provide technical advice on welding activities.
  • Assist mechanics as needed.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Two years of experience in MIG, TIG, and Stick welding.
  • Technical training or certification from a welding school or community college preferred.
  • Must have an appropriate Texas driver's license.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance

Additional Information

  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • Compensation: $23.10 - $32.56 per hour

Benefits

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How this job compares in Irving, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, whose middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 341 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 49% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Irving, TX

We're tracking 16 other active welding openings in Irving, TX right now, from 11 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 953 other active welding openings from 417 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Irving, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (24), and Welding Shop in Houston, TX (23). 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, Dallas at $36/hr, and Channelview at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick 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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