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Job Description

Overview

SPATCO is seeking an experienced welder and pipefitter to join their petroleum construction team, focusing on welding and pipefitting tasks related to fueling systems.

Responsibilities

  • Weld carbon steel fuel piping in all positions.
  • Perform pipefitting, layout, and installation work.
  • Read and interpret plans, blueprints, and piping drawings.
  • Assist with fueling system construction and installation projects.
  • Complete field welds and fabrication work safely and efficiently.
  • Support crews with additional field tasks as needed.
  • Maintain a strong safety mindset and work collaboratively with field teams.

Requirements

  • Experience welding pipe in all positions required.
  • 6G pipe welding experience strongly preferred.
  • Ability to pass an in-house 6G weld test (coupon tack and weld-out).
  • Pipefitting experience required.
  • OSHA 10 preferred (training available if needed).
  • Experience reading blueprints and prints preferred.
  • Petroleum/fueling construction experience is a plus, but adjacent industrial or construction backgrounds are also welcomed.
  • Team-oriented mindset and willingness to assist beyond welding responsibilities.

Additional Information

  • 6G certification is preferred but not required upfront.
  • Branch-sponsored third-party certification available for qualified candidates.
  • Strong performers are flexible, dependable, safety-focused, and willing to support the team wherever needed.
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How this job compares in Austin, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Austin, TX currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$37/hr across 19 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 Austin, TX

We're tracking 27 other active welding openings in Austin, TX right now, from 10 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. 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 Austin, 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.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. 6G Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.