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Overview

Looking for a skilled welder/fabricator at our shop to cut and join metals and other materials in commercial and light industrial settings. The ideal candidate will have experience with structural steel and be able to operate appropriate equipment to weld and install structures.

Responsibilities

  • Report to work on time and complete the entire shift.
  • Perform welding and fabrication tasks according to specifications and blueprints.
  • Utilize various welding techniques, including Stick welding and FCAW, to join metal components.
  • Build and assemble metal structures, equipment, and machinery.
  • Use hand tools and power tools to cut, shape, and weld metal pieces.
  • Conduct inspections to ensure the quality and integrity of welded components.
  • Follow safety protocols and maintain a clean and organized work area.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings.
  • Demonstrate strong knowledge of basic math for measurements and calculations.
  • Effectively use hand tools and power tools.
  • Maintain excellent attention to detail and precision in workmanship.
  • Exhibit physical stamina to perform tasks that require standing, bending, lifting, and carrying heavy materials.
  • Show strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
  • Have experience with fabrication shop equipment including iron-worker, power tools, grinders, cutting torches, etc.
  • Possess basic rigging knowledge.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years’ experience in GMAW, FCAW and SMAW welding processes.
  • Experience with structural steel in a commercial or industrial setting.
  • Ability to learn from supervision, mentors, and day-to-day work practices in a timely and accurate manner.

Additional Information

  • Full-time position with minimum 40 hour work weeks and plenty of overtime, weekends as needed.
  • Pay ranges from $20.00 to $26.00 per hour.
  • Work location is in person.
  • Per diem on out of town jobs.

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How this job compares in Clearwater, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 34% below the $35/hr median for structural welder jobs across Florida, where the middle half runs $26–$35/hr across 17 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Clearwater, FL

Clearwater, FL currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 267 other active welding openings from 135 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Clearwater, or widen the search to Florida.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (27), Honeywell Technologies (13), and BAE Systems (10). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Miami at $35/hr, Cape Canaveral at $32/hr, and Jacksonville at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick and Flux-Core work. Stick (SMAW) burns a flux-coated consumable rod and needs no shielding gas, so it works in wind, rain, and on dirty or rusted steel. That tolerance for bad conditions keeps it the default for field, structural, and repair work. Flux-cored (FCAW) runs a hollow wire filled with flux, combining MIG-like deposition rates with the outdoor tolerance of stick. It is the workhorse on heavy structural steel and shipbuilding, where thick sections and long welds reward speed.

See all structural welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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. Ironworker/ shop welder & fabricator figures were last recalculated when this page was built.