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Job Description

Overview

We have an immediate need for Structural Ironworker Welders. Those interested must have the necessary tools and be capable of passing a drug screening, with responsibilities including erecting and bolting up structural steel, rigging, and field fabrication.

Responsibilities

  • Erect and assemble steel structures.
  • Connect iron using spud wrenches.
  • Perform welding and fabrication according to project specifications.
  • Utilize cranes and power tools effectively.
  • Conduct rigging and flagging operations.

Requirements

  • Must have welding hood, chipping hammer, harness with spuds, bull pins, beater, hardhat, and work boots.
  • Transportation is required.
  • Must be capable of passing a drug screening.
  • Wire welding experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Retirement plan

Additional Information

  • Work location is in person.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Retirement plan
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How this job compares in Jacksonville, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $31/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $32/hr median for welding jobs in Jacksonville, FL, whose middle half runs $32–$37/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 20% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Jacksonville, FL

We're tracking 30 other active welding openings in Jacksonville, FL right now, from 12 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 257 other active welding openings from 133 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Jacksonville, 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 (12), 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. Jacksonville is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for Stick. 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.

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. Experienced Structural Ironworker Welders Wanted figures were last recalculated when this page was built.