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Overview

MISTRAS Group, Inc. is seeking a Computed Radiography Level II Weld Quality Radiographer in the Burr Ridge, IL area, offering a pay rate of $35-45 an hour. Applicants must provide specific QA documents and meet various certification and experience requirements.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED/Degree
  • Proof of classroom hours/Training in NDT
  • Previous level II certifications/OJT
  • TWIC (Front and back)
  • State/IRRSP Card
  • Current level II Computed/Digital Radiography profile certification
  • Current IRRSP or state card
  • C-Arm experience
  • Current level I or higher Rope Access certification or willingness to obtain
  • CR Level II Code, UT, MT, PT Level II’s are all preferred
  • Ability to follow and draft standard piping isometric drawings
  • Valid driver’s license

Additional Information

  • Must be able to routinely lift up to 75 lbs.
  • Must be able to tolerate working in extreme climates (subzero temperatures) for extended periods of time.
  • Must be comfortable working in cramped or confined spaces.
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How this job compares in Burr Ridge, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 25% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois — toward the top of a $27–$43/hr middle band drawn from 251 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Burr Ridge, IL

Burr Ridge, IL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 342 other active welding openings from 207 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.

MISTRAS Group currently has 1 other opening live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (16), S&C Electric Company (10), and Crash Champions (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Elk Grove Village at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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