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Job Description

Overview

Austin Industrial is a leading provider of maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to industrial companies across the U.S. The Combination Welder will join metal parts using various welding techniques as specified by layout and instructions.

Responsibilities

  • Use welding equipment to weld or tack weld pieces together.
  • Unite pipes from torch to tanks of oxygen and fuel gas and adjust valves.
  • Reach expected temperature, size, and color of flame by adjusting gas and air flow.
  • Preheat work pieces using a torch for welding preparation.
  • Fill holes or correct mistakes in metal work pieces.
  • Check the weakness of work pieces and measure to ensure specifications are met.
  • Climb ladders or work on scaffolds to disassemble textures.
  • Signal crane operators to lift large work pieces.
  • Use thermal-cutting equipment to dismount metal assemblies or cut scrap metal.
  • Use tools to place and protect work pieces.
  • Choose welding locations based on type, thickness, and expected temperature of metal.
  • Instruct and manipulate flame or electrodes to shape metal.
  • Join pieces together and add metal to develop parts.

Requirements

  • No minimum education requirements.
  • 4 years of Journeyman-level experience.
  • A Weld Test, a Valid Driver’s License, and a TWIC Card.

Additional Information

  • Employees must be able to perform physical tasks including lifting up to 50 pounds.
  • Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with various hazards.
  • Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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How this job compares in Pasadena, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Pasadena, TX currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$37/hr across 10 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 Pasadena, TX

We're tracking 51 other active welding openings in Pasadena, TX right now, from 22 different employers. 11 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 549 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.

Austin Industries currently has 38 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 (38), Zachry Group (30), 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, Arlington at $39/hr, and Dallas at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Pasadena, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Combination Welder - Austin Industrial (Pasadena, TX) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.