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Job Description

Overview

A fabrication division is seeking an experienced MIG welder with over 3 years of production MIG welding experience in a fabrication or manufacturing environment. The position requires strong MIG skills on steel and the ability to read blueprints and use measuring tools.

Responsibilities

  • Perform MIG welding on steel in flat, horizontal, and vertical positions.
  • Read basic blueprints and use measuring tools.
  • Utilize a variety of shop equipment including saws, drills, and hand tools.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of production MIG welding experience.
  • Strong MIG skills on steel.
  • Ability to read basic blueprints.
  • Experience with measuring tools and typical shop equipment.

Additional Information

  • Full-time position, Monday through Friday, 7 AM to 4 PM.
  • Some overtime may be required.
  • Candidates must pass a drug test and have a clean background.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$41/hr across 77 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 329 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 182 different employers. 90 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,153 other active welding openings from 504 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Welding Shop in Houston, TX currently has 17 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (33), Austin Industries (32), and Worley (21). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Arlington at $40/hr, Dallas at $39/hr, and Pasadena at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. 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.

See all MIG 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. MIG Welder Needed figures were last recalculated when this page was built.