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Overview

The Structural Welding Technician position in Weatherford, TX offers a pay range of $19–22/hr and involves working with MIG and STICK welding techniques. The role requires interpreting blueprints and maintaining a safe work environment while ensuring quality welds.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare workstations by setting up equipment and choosing appropriate materials.
  • Interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and work orders.
  • Execute production welding with MIG and STICK across multiple positions.
  • Inspect and verify welds against specifications and quality benchmarks.
  • Perform routine equipment maintenance and basic troubleshooting.
  • Follow OSHA-aligned safety procedures and maintain a clean environment.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • 2+ years of professional welding experience.
  • Blueprint and schematic literacy.
  • Knowledge of safety standards and OSHA regulations.
  • Excellent hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and comfortable with physically demanding work.

Additional Information

  • Location: Weatherford, TX
  • Pay: $19–22/hr
  • Shifts: 1st or 2nd (overtime available)
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How this job compares in Hudson Oaks, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 27% below the $28/hr median for structural welder jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $25–$35/hr across 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Hudson Oaks, TX

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Hudson Oaks, TX, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 953 other active welding openings from 417 employers. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), 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.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and Stick 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. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Structural Welding Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.