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Job Description

Overview

The General Trades Technician 1 performs a variety of semiskilled and skilled building trades work under direct supervision, focusing on the repair, maintenance, or construction of state buildings and related structures. This role includes the installation and maintenance of security, climate control, and other facilities systems.

Responsibilities

  • Perform semiskilled and skilled building trades work in the repair, maintenance, or construction of state buildings.
  • Install and maintain security, climate control, and other facilities systems.

Requirements

  • High school diploma/GED.
  • One year of experience in building repairs and maintenance or in the specific area of assignment.
  • Mechanical aptitude and experience using hand and power tools.
  • Ability to read basic wiring diagrams and schematics.
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs.
  • Completion of a vocational-technical school program in a skilled trade can substitute for the required experience.

Additional Information

  • Position works within the Northwest Georgia region.
  • A company vehicle is provided for work-related travel.
  • Occasional travel to other areas of Georgia may be required.
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How this job compares in Decatur, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$38/hr across 100 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 Decatur, GA

Decatur, GA currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 316 other active welding openings from 185 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Decatur, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), Classic Collision (9), and Gerber Collision & Glass (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 Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $30/hr, and Atlanta at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Decatur, GA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. General Trades Technician 1 figures were last recalculated when this page was built.