Job Description

Overview

Cameo Fabricators, Inc. is a Houston-based custom fabrications manufacturer providing steel products and services internationally. The Pipe Fitter / Custom Fabricator is responsible for laying out, measuring, cutting, beveling, fitting, and tacking custom pipe assemblies while adhering to strict quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out, measure, cut, bevel, fit, and tack custom pipe assemblies.
  • Interpret complex engineering blueprints and isometric drawings.
  • Fabricate custom fittings including 45°/90° laterals, hot tap tees, true wyes, split tees, paddle blinds, spacers, and custom flanges.
  • Perform calculations for layout branch connections, cut points, angles, and fit-up allowances.
  • Precision-fit heavy-wall pipe, flanges, and specialty components prior to final welding.

How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 83 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 323 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 188 different employers. 75 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,149 other active welding openings from 515 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Zachry Group (28), and Worley (19). 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 Arlington at $39/hr, Dallas at $36/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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