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Job Description

Overview

We are looking to hire full-time welders and shop helpers for a Welding Shop Environment. Candidates should be hardworking and willing to learn new tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Shop helpers must be able to cut, clean, debur, grind, paint and lift parts using hand tools and machinery.
  • Welders must be able to Torch and MIG WELD thin gauge to 1/4" materials.
  • Welders may need to cut and grind parts for fit up on welding fixtures.

Requirements

  • Applicants must have transportation.
  • Applicants must have the ability to be on time.
  • Applicants must be able to learn fast.
  • Applicants must have a good work ethic.
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How this job compares in San Antonio, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$39/hr across 326 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 San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, TX currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in San Antonio, or widen the search to Texas.

Welding Shop in San Antonio, TX currently has 6 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 (30), and Welding Shop in Austin, TX (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.

Similar openings near San Antonio, TX

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