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Overview

Austin Industrial is a leading provider of maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the U.S. They are seeking a skilled and safety-conscious Rope Access Technician 3 to perform maintenance, inspections, and repairs in hard-to-reach areas using rope access techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and direct rope access work for complex projects.
  • Rig, deploy, and maintain advanced rope access systems.
  • Conduct detailed inspections of structural components and document findings.
  • Perform specialized trade work such as welding and concrete repair at height.
  • Enforce adherence to safety protocols and risk assessments.
  • Participate in Job Safety Analyses and pre-job briefings.
  • Lead or coordinate rope access rescues and first aid procedures.
  • Supervise and train junior rope technicians.
  • Log all rope access work and ensure compliance with regulations.
  • Update skills and knowledge through ongoing training.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of Journeyman level experience.
  • ASNT Level II certification.
  • NCCER certification.
  • Valid Driver’s License.
  • TWIC Card.

Additional Information

  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
  • Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
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How this job compares in La Porte, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 342 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in La Porte, TX

We're tracking 27 other active welding openings in La Porte, TX right now, from 9 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 418 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in La Porte, or widen the search to Texas.

Austin Industries currently has 33 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), 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.

Similar openings near La Porte, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Level ll Rope Tech 2/ Welder - Austin Industrial (La Porte TX) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.