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Advantage Metalwork

Welder/Fabricator

Location

Rochester, NY

Wage

$22 – $25/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingFlux-Core Welding
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Posted on October 29, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Advantage Metalwork is a dynamic custom sheet metal fabrication company specializing in machining, fabrication, finishing, and assembly operations. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Metal Fabricator to join our team, responsible for fabricating metal components and assemblies according to technical drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret mechanical blueprints, technical drawings, and fabrication shop drawings to guide manufacturing processes.
  • Cut, shape, and assemble sheet metal and other metal materials using power tools, plasma cutters, and machining equipment.
  • Perform welding operations including MIG, TIG, FCAW, and Stainless skills.
  • Use precision measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, and measuring tapes to ensure accurate dimensions and tolerances.
  • Maintain safety protocols at all times.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in reading blueprints and interpreting technical drawings accurately.
  • Skilled in using welding equipment.
  • Experience with sheet metal fabrication.
  • Knowledge of shop math necessary for measurements, calculations, and layout work.
  • Ability to operate measuring instruments such as calipers and micrometers precisely.
  • Familiarity with safety protocols related to welding.
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How this job compares in Rochester, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 22% below the $30/hr median for welder fabricator jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $25–$31/hr across 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 18% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 115 other active welding openings from 81 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (23), 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. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. 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.

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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. Welder/Fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.