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Welding Shop in Miami, FL

STRUCTURAL & MISC METALS FABRICATOR / ERECTOR – 1099 SUB – START ASAP - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -...

Location

Miami, FL

Wage

$25 – $45/hr

Employment Type

Contract

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Posted on October 29, 2026

Job Description

Overview

This position is for a Structural & Misc Metals Fabricator/Erector based in Miami, with work at South Florida job sites. The role involves both shop fabrication and field erection of various metal structures.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate columns, beams, stairs, rails, gates, canopies, and custom metal in the shop.
  • Read shop drawings and hold tolerances.
  • Fit columns and beams including coping, base plates, cap plates, and clips.
  • Build jigs for custom jobs.
  • Operate torch, plasma, saws, grinders, shears, notcher, ironworker, and pipe bender.
  • Erect columns and beams in the field, ensuring they are plumb and bolted.
  • Field measure, level, and anchor metal structures.
  • Perform field welding and bolting.
  • Conduct rigging and signaling.
  • Use boom lifts and scissor lifts.

Requirements

  • 3–5+ years of structural and miscellaneous metals fabrication experience.
  • 3–5+ years of field erection experience.
  • Ability to read shop drawings.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • OSHA 10 certification and fall protection training.

Additional Information

  • Per-job subcontract work.
  • Candidates should text 786-395-4281 with their name, years of experience, and 2–3 photos of their work.
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How this job compares in Miami, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Miami, FL, whose middle half runs $35–$35/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 25% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Miami, FL

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Miami, FL right now, from 2 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 262 other active welding openings from 137 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Miami, or widen the search to Florida.

Welding Shop in Miami, FL currently has 21 other openings live in Florida, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (21), Honeywell Technologies (10), and Welding Shop in Orlando, FL (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 Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Miami at $35/hr, Cape Canaveral at $32/hr, and Jacksonville at $32/hr. Miami is among them.

Similar openings near Miami, FL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. STRUCTURAL & MISC METALS FABRICATOR / ERECTOR – 1099 SUB – START ASAP - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -... figures were last recalculated when this page was built.