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Job Description

Overview

Austin Industrial is a leading provider of maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the U.S. The Pipefitter role involves laying out, assembling, installing, and maintaining various pipe systems and related equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Cut, thread, and hammer pipe to specifications using tools such as saws and cutting torches.
  • Attach pipes to walls, structures, and fixtures using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.
  • Measure and mark pipes for cutting and threading.
  • Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair according to specifications.
  • Select pipe sizes and types and related materials according to specifications.
  • Modify, clean, and maintain pipe systems and related machines and equipment.
  • Install automatic controls used to regulate pipe systems.
  • Turn valves to shut off steam, water, or other gases or liquids from pipe sections.
  • Remove and replace worn components.
  • Inspect work sites for obstructions and structural weaknesses.
  • Operate motorized pumps to remove water from flooded areas.
  • Dip nonferrous piping materials in a mixture to prevent erosion.

Requirements

  • No minimum education requirements.
  • 4 years of Journeyman-level experience.
  • NCCER certification.
  • Valid Driver’s License.

Additional Information

  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
  • Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
  • Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to various hazards.
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How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Pasadena, TX currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$37/hr across 9 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 43 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 20 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 Pasadena, 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 Pasadena, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Pipefitter - Austin Industrial (Houston, TX) (CAP) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.