Substation Wireman
Location
Atlanta, GA
Posted on November 10, 2026
Location
Atlanta, GA
Posted on November 10, 2026
At POWERX, we deliver engineering, protection and control, commissioning, NETA field services, and compliance for power infrastructure. The Substation Wireman is responsible for the installation, wiring, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical systems and equipment in substations, ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$31/hr across 33 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
We're tracking 94 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 65 different employers. 41 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 346 other active welding openings from 194 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.
The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lockheed Martin (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and JCB North America (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $39/hr, and Atlanta at $28/hr. Atlanta is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Substation Wireman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.