Fitters
Location
Claremore, OK
Wage
$29.35/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
Required Skills & Certifications
Steel
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Posted on November 7, 2026
Job Description
Overview
We are seeking skilled Fitters to join our client's fabrication team. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals with blueprint reading, layout, and fabrication experience who are looking for long-term stability, competitive pay, and advancement opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Read and interpret blueprints, shop drawings, and specifications
- Lay out, align, and fit steel components to exact dimensions
- Perform tack welding to secure components before final welding
- Verify measurements and maintain quality standards
- Safely operate overhead cranes, hand tools, and power tools
- Maintain a clean and organized work environment
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of fitting, fabrication, or structural steel layout experience
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and fabrication drawings
- Experience using tape measures and layout tools accurately
- Familiarity with tack welding processes
- Experience operating cranes, grinders, and fabrication equipment preferred
- High School Diploma or GED
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- PTO
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
Additional Information
- 2nd Shift: Monday - Thursday 5:00 PM - 3:30 AM
- Weekend Shift: Friday - Sunday 5:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 5:00 AM
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
Company-paid life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Tuition reimbursement
How this job compares in Claremore, OK
Pay in context
At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, whose middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 55 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% 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 Claremore, OK
Claremore, OK currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 2 employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 110 other active welding openings from 64 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Claremore, or widen the search to Oklahoma.
The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Alfa Laval (7), Hayden Industrial (6), and Pro Mechanical Services (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Broken Arrow at $27/hr, and Tulsa at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
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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. Fitters figures were last recalculated when this page was built.