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Overview

Scissortail Shade Company is hiring a dependable MIG Welder/Fabricator to help fabricate awnings, canopies, shade structures, and custom metal projects. The ideal candidate should have MIG welding experience and a good work ethic.

Responsibilities

  • MIG weld steel and aluminum components
  • Fabricate awnings, canopies, and shade structures
  • Cut, grind, and prepare materials
  • Assist with shop production and occasional field work
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area

Requirements

  • MIG welding experience preferred
  • Certification not required
  • Ability to read a tape measure accurately
  • Ability to use basic fabrication and hand tools
  • Ability to lift materials and work on your feet throughout the day
  • Construction or fabrication experience is a plus but not required
  • Dependable transportation and good work ethic

Additional Information

  • Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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How this job compares in Oklahoma City, OK

Pay in context

At roughly $18/hr, this posting comes in about 35% below the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma, where the middle half runs $23–$30/hr across 55 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% 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 Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, OK currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 110 other active welding openings from 64 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Oklahoma City, or widen the search to Oklahoma.

The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Alfa Laval (7), Hayden Industrial (6), and Pro Mechanical Services (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Oklahoma, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Catoosa at $29/hr, Broken Arrow at $27/hr, and Tulsa at $27/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.

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