Welder (TIG Experience) - 1st Shift (Days)
Location
Ogden, UT
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Posted on October 28, 2026
Location
Ogden, UT
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on October 28, 2026
Barnes Aerospace, Ogden Division has an exciting career opportunity for a Welder to play an integral role in manufacturing operations. The right candidate should be self-driven and highly skilled with very high-quality standards.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Utah currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$29/hr across 32 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Ogden, UT currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Utah as a whole we're tracking 70 other active welding openings from 63 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Ogden, or widen the search to Utah.
Barnes Aerospace currently has 1 other opening live in Utah, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Utah at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Complex Fabricators Inc (4), Zachry Group (2), and Precision Castparts (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Utah, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are West Jordan at $27/hr and Salt Lake City at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
This posting calls for TIG. 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.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder (TIG Experience) - 1st Shift (Days) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.