Welder/Fitter – Structural & Pipe
Location
Abbeville, LA
Wage
$29 – $35/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
PIPE
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Posted on November 10, 2026
Job Description
Overview
AXIOS Industrial Solutions is hiring experienced welders and fitters for long-term work in Abbeville. We’re looking for dependable, safety-minded people who take pride in quality work and want steady hours with a growing team.
Responsibilities
- Perform welding or fitting work according to the assigned position.
- Read and follow blueprints, drawings, and work instructions.
- Maintain quality workmanship and a clean, organized work area.
- Follow site safety rules and AXIOS safety procedures.
- Work productively with supervisors and crew members.
Requirements
- Previous experience in structural or pipe welding, fabrication, or fitting.
- Ability to read blueprints is preferred.
- Dependable, safety-minded, and able to work as part of a team.
- Willingness to complete a skills assessment or weld test, if required.
Additional Information
- Pay based on skill level: $29–$35 per hour.
- Steady work and long-term project opportunities.
- Opportunity for overtime.
- A safe work environment where safety is a priority.
- Expected hours: 70.0 – 80.0 per week.
- Work Location: In person.
How this job compares in Abbeville, LA
Pay in context
At roughly $32/hr, this posting sits about 14% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Louisiana — toward the top of a $25–$33/hr middle band drawn from 33 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 67% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
The local market in Abbeville, LA
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Abbeville, LA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 157 other active welding openings from 89 employers. Browse welding jobs across Louisiana.
The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are TIC - The Industrial Company (8), Worley (7), and Gulf Island (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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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/Fitter – Structural & Pipe figures were last recalculated when this page was built.