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Job Description

Overview

JPW Structural Contracting, located in Syracuse, NY, is seeking Structural Welders to join their team. The role involves following company policies and working collaboratively to meet production schedules while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Weld and fabricate structural steel.
  • Follow blueprints to meet product specifications.
  • Calculate material measurements to verify specifications.
  • Receive instructions, prints, and work orders for the job.
  • Plan details of working procedure, tools, and material requirements.
  • Fabricate by cutting, burning, and welding various metals.
  • Clean and prepare surfaces to be welded.
  • Set up, assemble, and tack weld parts.
  • Keep equipment and work area clean and orderly.

Requirements

  • 3+ years experience in welding.
  • Familiarity with welding tools and procedures.
  • Basic knowledge and understanding of layout.
  • Familiarity with reading and understanding blueprints.
  • Ability to handle physical workload.

Additional Information

  • Positions are Monday - Friday, 5:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. or 6:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with optional Saturdays, when applicable, 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  • Starting wage will depend on experience.
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How this job compares in Eastwood, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 22% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $28–$41/hr across 104 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 15% 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 Eastwood, NY

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Eastwood, NY, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 152 other active welding openings from 105 employers. Browse welding jobs across New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (22), GTI Fabrication (3), and Veterans Health Administration (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $41/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Bronx at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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