QA/QC Manager
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Wage
$85,000 – $125,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 27, 2026
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Wage
$85,000 – $125,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 27, 2026
The QA/QC Manager position in Pittsburgh, PA involves managing the implementation of the company's ASME/Industrial QA/QC program, ensuring compliance with weld procedures and ASME code requirements, and maintaining quality records. The role requires collaboration with various teams and oversight of quality assurance processes.
At roughly $50/hr, this posting sits about 80% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $23–$34/hr middle band drawn from 104 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 92% 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.
Pittsburgh, PA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 191 other active welding openings from 121 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.
System One currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TradeWorx (7), JB Poindexter Company (6), and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $34/hr, York at $27/hr, and New Kensington at $22/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
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