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Overview

The City of Dallas is seeking a Welder for the Park and Recreation Department, offering a career with purpose, competitive benefits, and growth opportunities. The role involves assisting experienced welders in fabricating, repairing, and modifying various equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform welding, fabrication, and maintenance work on various light and heavy equipment.
  • Gather welding equipment and materials by studying specifications and component requirements.
  • Complete welds by cleaning, preparing, cutting, burning, and welding pieces.
  • Verify welding results by inspecting and testing welds.
  • Keep welding equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures.
  • Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy welding environment by adhering to standards and regulations.
  • Improve welding job knowledge by attending training sessions and reading technical publications.
  • Contribute to welding and organization success by welcoming new requests and helping others.

Requirements

  • One (1) year of welding experience.
  • Welding certificate from a trade school will meet the experience and education requirements.
  • Valid driver's license with good driving record.
  • Knowledge of welding methods, practices, and principles.
  • Knowledge of safety regulations and standards.
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics and drawings.
  • Ability to work with various equipment.
  • Establishing and maintaining effective relationships.
  • Communicating orally and in writing.
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 42% below the $39/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX, where the middle half runs $29–$40/hr across 48 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 10% 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 134 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 82 different employers. 40 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,132 other active welding openings from 498 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

City of Dallas currently has 3 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. Dallas is among them.

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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. Welder (Park and Recreation [PKR] Dept., Unclassified Position) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.