TIG Welder - Fremont, San Jose CA - Bonus Eligible
Location
San Jose, CA
Wage
$30 – $35/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on October 26, 2026
Location
San Jose, CA
Wage
$30 – $35/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 26, 2026
MASS Precision is seeking motivated and dependable individuals for the role of TIG Welder, offering both full-time and part-time opportunities. The position involves precision TIG welding on various metal components while adhering to quality and safety standards.
At roughly $33/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $34/hr median for welding jobs in San Jose, CA, whose middle half runs $30–$35/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 44% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in San Jose, CA right now, from 8 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 418 other active welding openings from 205 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Jose, or widen the search to California.
The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (27), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (16), and Honeywell Aerospace (15). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Santa Ana at $48/hr, Long Beach at $43/hr, and Los Angeles at $42/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.
See all TIG welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.
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