Pipe Welder Journeyman
Location
Shepherd, TX
Posted on October 27, 2026
Location
Shepherd, TX
Posted on October 27, 2026
The Pipe Welder Journeyman is responsible for planning, laying out, welding, installing, testing, and repairing various types of pipe and tubular products according to industry standards and specifications. This skilled position requires precision and coordination with field labor crews to ensure efficient installations.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, pipe welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $38/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $36–$39/hr across 30 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Shepherd, TX is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,245 other active welding openings from 549 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Texas.
TIC - The Industrial Company currently has 17 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 (39), 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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Pipe Welder Journeyman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.