Location
Muskogee, OK
Wage
$29.57/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 21, 2026
V&S Schuler Utilities Group is a trusted leader in structural and tubular steel manufacturing, combining a proud legacy of craftsmanship with an innovative approach to deliver high-quality products. The company is committed to quality, safety, and a customer-first mindset, offering a supportive environment for its team members.
At roughly $30/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma — toward the top of a $23–$30/hr middle band drawn from 64 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% 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.
Muskogee, OK is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 115 other active welding openings from 68 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Oklahoma.
The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Alfa Laval (8), Hayden Industrial (5), and Chart Industries, Inc. (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Tulsa at $27/hr, and Claremore at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core 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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder/Fitter-2nd shift-2 yrs. experience required figures were last recalculated when this page was built.