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Overview

The WELDER/STRUCTURE-CERTIFIED position at Newport News Shipbuilding involves performing structural and pipe welds in ship construction using various welding processes. Candidates must have a certificate or diploma in Welding or a related field and be prepared for physical demands of the job.

Responsibilities

  • Perform structural and pipe welds in all phases of ship construction.
  • Use a wide range of welding filler metals and processes.
  • Conduct tack, fillet, and full penetration welding on steel foundations and joints.
  • Satisfy all nondestructive test requirements.
  • Receive additional training in visual inspection, fire watch, and troubleshooting.

Requirements

  • One or more certificates of completion or diploma in Welding or a related field.
  • Ability to take measurements or willingness to learn.
  • Willingness to undergo a background investigation and drug screen.
  • Ability to pass a physical agility test.
  • Ability to kneel, squat, crawl, bend, stoop, and climb daily.
  • Ability to lift at least 40 pounds.
  • Ability to perform overhead work.
  • Willingness to work overtime as needed.
  • Must be clean shaven to wear a respirator.
  • Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
  • Ability to work at extreme heights and in confined spaces.
  • Willingness to work any shift.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Newport News, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting comes in about 27% below the $40/hr median for welding jobs in Newport News, VA, where the middle half runs $29–$41/hr across 11 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% 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 Newport News, VA

We're tracking 19 other active welding openings in Newport News, VA right now, from 8 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 146 other active welding openings from 76 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Newport News, or widen the search to Virginia.

HII currently has 5 other openings live in Virginia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Innovative Refrigeration Systems, Inc. (15), General Dynamics NASSCO (10), and Atlantic Constructors, Inc. (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $40/hr, Norfolk at $30/hr, and Chesapeake at $28/hr. Newport News 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. WELDER/STRUCTURE- CERTIFIED figures were last recalculated when this page was built.