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Industrial Pipe Welding Specialist

Location

Quakertown, PA

Wage

$62,400 – $83,200/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingTIG WeldingStick Welding
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Posted on November 10, 2026

Job Description

Overview

10X Workforce is hiring experienced Pipe Welders for a shop-based role where craftsmanship, consistency, and safety define success. The position involves shaping high-integrity piping in a fast-paced fabrication shop.

Responsibilities

  • Execute carbon steel pipe welding and a variety of shop fabrication tasks.
  • Coordinate with the Production Supervisor on the specified welding process for each project.
  • Work closely with the Shop Lead to align schedules and match process to project requirements.
  • Support fellow welders with fitting, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.
  • Apply deep welding/fabrication know-how to maximize daily throughput and quality.
  • Perform quality control and quality assurance checks during each phase of welding.
  • Uphold a safe, organized, and productive work environment.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of pipefitting and welding experience (preferred).
  • Advanced proficiency with MIG, TIG, and Stick processes.
  • Current 6G GMAW (MIG) Carbon Steel certification (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience welding carbon steel and stainless steel.
  • Background in pipe welding and fabrication; able to meet ASME Section IV requirements (preferred).
  • Current, up-to-date welding certifications.
  • Excellent hand–eye coordination and manual dexterity.
  • Sound judgment, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
  • Dependable work history and shop reliability.

Additional Information

  • On your feet for ~90% of the shift.
  • Comfort working around consistent, loud industrial noise.
  • Regular standing, walking, bending, pushing, pulling, and grasping.
  • Frequently lift up to 75 pounds.
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How this job compares in Quakertown, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 17% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania — toward the top of a $27–$37/hr middle band drawn from 96 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 70% 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 Quakertown, PA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Quakertown, PA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 254 other active welding openings from 158 employers. Browse welding jobs across Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (12), Hanwha Philly Shipyard (6), and TradeWorx (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $30/hr and York at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Stick work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication 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.

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.
  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Industrial Pipe Welding Specialist figures were last recalculated when this page was built.