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Overview

Seeking a full-time traveling welder for projects throughout Florida. This position offers competitive pay of $20–$28 per hour, based on experience, with all travel expenses covered and opportunities for long-term career growth and advancement.

Responsibilities

  • Travel to multiple project locations throughout Florida.
  • Pass a 3G/4G welding test.
  • Maintain dependable attendance.
  • Demonstrate a strong work ethic.

Requirements

  • Must be able to pass a 3G/4G welding test.
  • Reliable transportation to job assignments.
  • Strong work ethic and dependable attendance.
  • Willing to travel full-time.

Additional Information

  • Full-time work.
  • All travel expenses paid.
  • Pay: $20–$28 per hour, based on experience.
  • Opportunity for advancement and long-term growth.
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How this job compares in Tampa, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $24/hr, this posting comes in about 31% below the $35/hr median for structural welder jobs across Florida, where the middle half runs $26–$35/hr across 17 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 6% 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 Tampa, FL

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Tampa, FL right now, from 11 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 267 other active welding openings from 135 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tampa, or widen the search to Florida.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (27), Honeywell Technologies (13), and BAE Systems (10). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Miami at $35/hr, Cape Canaveral at $32/hr, and Jacksonville at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 3G / 4G — plate position tests — 3G is welded vertically, 4G overhead. Together they demonstrate you can hold a puddle against gravity, and they are the common entry qualifications for structural and production shops.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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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. Structural Welders figures were last recalculated when this page was built.