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Job Description

Overview

We are a non-union company focusing on structural steel and concrete foundation work for major renovations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The position is for a bilingual Steel Connector/Welder with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

Responsibilities

  • Connect and stick weld structural steel.
  • Perform various labor work when needed.

Requirements

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience connecting and stick welding structural steel.
  • OSHA SST40hr certification.
  • 4hr scaffolding certification.
  • Fire watch certification.
  • Torch use certification.
  • Background check and drug testing mandatory.
  • GPS digital clock in on site required.

Additional Information

  • Qualified applicant may begin work immediately for a one week trial.
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $40/hr median for welding jobs in New York, NY, whose middle half runs $34–$53/hr across 12 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% 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 New York, NY

We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 16 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 115 other active welding openings from 82 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.

Welding Shop in New York, NY currently has 22 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (22), Veterans Health Administration (4), and Con Edison (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 New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $40/hr, Brooklyn at $35/hr, and Buffalo at $27/hr. New York is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Steel Connector / Welder (spanish/english) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.