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Job Description

Overview

Aerotek is immediately hiring MIG Welders in Winston-Salem, NC, offering a contract position with a pay range of up to $26 per hour. Preferred applicants should have experience in MIG and Flux Core welding, blueprint reading, and steel fabrication.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG and Flux Core welding on structural steel.
  • Read blueprints and fabricate parts to specifications.
  • Cut, fit, and assemble steel components.
  • Operate fabrication equipment, hand tools, and power tools.
  • Inspect completed work and ensure quality standards are met.
  • Assist with assembly and troubleshooting as needed.

Requirements

  • Experience with MIG and Flux Core welding.
  • Ability to read blueprints and use measuring tools.
  • Strong fabrication and mechanical skills.
  • Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment and performing physical work.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a fully onsite position in Winston Salem, NC.
  • The position is anticipated to close on Nov 7, 2026.
  • Work schedule is Monday - Thursday 6AM-4PM with overtime on Friday.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Winston Salem, NC

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $34/hr median for welding jobs across North Carolina, where the middle half runs $22–$34/hr across 41 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 37% 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 Winston Salem, NC

Winston Salem, NC is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 103 other active welding openings from 52 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

Aerotek currently has 4 other openings live in North Carolina, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (13), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (8), and Environmental Air Systems (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG 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. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

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