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Superior Skilled Trades

Pipe Welder

Location

Reno, NV

Wage

$35 – $43/hr

Employment Type

Temporary

Required Skills & Certifications

TIG WeldingStick WeldingFlux-Core WeldingSteelStainless Steel6GPIPE
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Posted on November 6, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Superior Skilled Trades is seeking a Pipe Welder for an immediate start in Sparks, NV. This position offers weekly pay, overtime, and is expected to last for more than 3 months.

Responsibilities

  • Perform pipe welding on carbon steel, stainless steel, and other materials as required.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, isometric drawings, weld maps, and welding specifications.
  • Perform welding using SMAW (Stick), GTAW (TIG), and/or FCAW processes as required.
  • Prepare pipe and joints for welding, including fitting, alignment, beveling, and cleaning.
  • Inspect completed welds for quality and proper penetration.
  • Use welding machines, grinders, cutting equipment, and other hand and power tools safely.
  • Follow WPS (Welding Procedure Specifications) and project-specific welding requirements.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area.
  • Follow all OSHA and company safety policies.
  • Work effectively with pipefitters, welders, supervisors, and other trades.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of pipe welding experience.
  • Experience welding pipe in industrial or commercial construction environments.
  • Must be able to work overtime and/or extended shifts when required.
  • Experience with 6G pipe welding.
  • Experience with carbon steel and stainless-steel pipe.
  • Current welding certifications.
  • Industrial plant, refinery, power generation, chemical plant, or manufacturing experience.
  • Experience working from WPS/PQR specifications.
  • NCCER or other recognized welding credentials.
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States.
  • Pre-employment drug screen and background check are required.

Benefits

  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Shifts will be 10-hour workdays, 6 days per week (60+ hours/week).
  • Workdays will be Monday-Saturday.
  • Start date is ASAP.
  • Per diem of $90/day for days worked if outside 60 miles from job site.

Benefits

Dental
Health Insurance
Vision
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How this job compares in Reno, NV

Pay in context

At roughly $39/hr, this posting sits about 34% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Nevada — toward the top of a $28–$35/hr middle band drawn from 20 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 90% 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 Reno, NV

Reno, NV currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Nevada as a whole we're tracking 47 other active welding openings from 30 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Reno, or widen the search to Nevada.

The most active employers in Nevada at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Las Vegas, NV (11), Chart Industries, Inc. (2), and Jensen Infrastructure (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds. 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 pipe welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

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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