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Job Description

Overview

Pipefitter needed to install, repair, and maintain industrial piping systems used in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret blueprints and technical specifications to plan and execute pipe installations.
  • Lay out, fabricate, and assemble pipe runs and fittings.
  • Perform cutting, threading, and welding to build and modify piping systems.
  • Ensure safe, efficient flow of water, steam, chemicals, and process fluids.
  • Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams to troubleshoot and improve systems.
  • Follow strict safety and environmental standards during all work.
  • Support reliability and sustainability improvements through continuous process optimization.

Requirements

  • Hands-on pipefitting experience with blueprint reading and fabrication.
  • Proficiency with welding and pipe cutting/threading.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial piping systems and safety practices.
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How this job compares in Glenwood, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Illinois currently run a median of $33/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$40/hr across 240 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 Glenwood, IL

Glenwood, IL currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 1 employer. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 327 other active welding openings from 197 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Glenwood, or widen the search to Illinois.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Gerber Collision & Glass (17), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (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 Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Addison at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Glenwood, IL

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Industrial Pipefitter figures were last recalculated when this page was built.