Pipe Welder
Location
Kingsport, TN
Posted on November 10, 2026
Location
Kingsport, TN
Posted on November 10, 2026
The Pipe Welder position in Kingsport, TN requires candidates to pass client welding certification for various materials and techniques, with a preference for those with experience in an industrial chemical environment. The role involves welding, fitting, and assembling components according to blueprints while adhering to safety standards.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Tennessee currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $21–$30/hr across 33 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Kingsport, TN is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 85 other active welding openings from 61 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Tennessee.
The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mueller Water Products (5), Welding Shop in Nashville, TN (4), and JLG Industries (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
This posting calls for TIG. 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.
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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. Pipe Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.