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Job Description

Overview

We are currently hiring experienced Boilermakers for one-day projects at industrial plants. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced workers looking for additional work, with projects expected to be available multiple times throughout the month.

Responsibilities

  • Tearing apart and reassembling flanges
  • Removing and replacing spacers and blinds
  • Following job-site safety procedures and company requirements
  • Using proper tools and equipment to safely complete assigned work
  • Working efficiently while maintaining a high standard of quality and safety

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of Boilermaker experience
  • Experience working in industrial plants
  • Experience with flange work, including installing/removing spacers and blinds
  • Valid, current TWIC card
  • TWIC PIN number
  • Ability to pass a drug test
  • Ability to pass a background check

Additional Information

  • One-day projects
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How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting comes in about 25% below the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Pasadena, TX, where the middle half runs $21–$40/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 43 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 19 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 953 other active welding openings from 418 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Pasadena, or widen the search to Texas.

Welding Shop in Houston, TX currently has 22 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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 (22). 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, Pasadena at $36/hr, and Dallas at $36/hr. Pasadena is among them.

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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. Experienced Boilermaker figures were last recalculated when this page was built.