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ATS Drilling

WELDER - IMMEDIATE OPENING

Location

Haltom City, TX

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

Stick Welding
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Posted on October 26, 2026

Job Description

Overview

ATS Drilling, a foundation drilling company based in Ft. Worth, has an immediate opportunity for an experienced Stick Welder (7018-6011). Candidates must demonstrate a good work ethic and the ability to take direction.

Requirements

  • Experience as a Stick Welder (7018-6011)
  • Ability to take direction
  • Good work ethic
  • Valid Driver License in good standing
  • Acceptable background check
  • English/Spanish language skills are a plus

Additional Information

  • Position may require occasional travel, in town, out of town, and out of state, sometimes overnight(s)
  • Applications can be printed from the website and mailed, faxed, or dropped off at the office
  • Office location: 6559 Midway Road, Ft. Worth, TX 76117
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How this job compares in Haltom City, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$35/hr across 342 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Haltom City, TX

Haltom City, TX is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 953 other active welding openings from 418 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.

ATS Drilling currently has 1 other opening 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 (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 Stick. 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. WELDER - IMMEDIATE OPENING figures were last recalculated when this page was built.