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Overview

The City of Baltimore is seeking a Welder to apply heat to metal pieces to melt, fuse, and form a permanent bond. This role involves working in a repair shop with exposure to welding torches, gases, fumes, and dust, requiring physical exertion.

Responsibilities

  • Apply heat to metal pieces to melt, fuse, and form a permanent bond.
  • Work under moderate supervision from a technical superior.
  • Perform strenuous physical tasks including lifting, bending, and working in awkward positions.

Requirements

  • Graduated from an accredited high school or possession of a GED certificate.
  • Three years of experience in welding work.
  • Six months of additional welding experience may substitute for each year of the high school or GED requirement.
  • Completion of one year of required coursework in a welding curriculum may substitute for six months of experience.
  • Valid Maryland class C Noncommercial driver's license or equivalent out-of-state driver's license.

Additional Information

  • Work is performed in a repair shop.
  • Candidates must complete a mandatory six-month probation.
  • Qualified candidates will be considered for vacancies for at least six months.

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How this job compares in Abel, NE

Pay in context

At roughly $33/hr, this posting sits about 37% above the $24/hr median for welding jobs across Nebraska — toward the top of a $22–$28/hr middle band drawn from 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 87% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Abel, NE

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Abel, NE, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Nebraska as a whole we're tracking 49 other active welding openings from 40 employers. Browse welding jobs across Nebraska.

The most active employers in Nebraska at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Drake-Williams Steel (3), Valmont Industries, Inc. (2), and Standard Iron (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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