Welder jobs near you
Welding pays for a steady hand and a good eye. MIG, TIG, stick and flux-core all live in different shops, and the process you are certified on decides which doors open.
Typical pay: $21–$36 an hour, higher for coded, pipe and shipyard work.
Open welder roles right now
No live openings in this category right now. New roles land daily — take the free assessment and we'll match you the moment one does.
What the day actually looks like
- Set up joints, fit and tack, then run out the weld.
- Work to a procedure — amperage, travel speed, pass sequence.
- Grind, clean and prep so the weld passes visual or NDT.
- Keep certifications current on the processes you run.
How people get in
- Short community-college or trade-school programs get you weld-test ready.
- Structural and fabrication shops are the usual first stop.
- TIG and pipe certifications are the biggest single pay jump in the trade.
Before you apply to twenty of these
Most people leave a job over shift, environment or the parts of the work that quietly drain them — not over pay. Ten free minutes names those up front, then ranks these openings against you and shows the gap you'd need to close.
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Common questions
- How do I know if this job fits me?
- Take the free assessment at https://jobforme.app/assessment. It measures nine dimensions — dependability, procedure discipline, learning speed, coachability, work pace and variety, people contact, autonomy and direction, precision demand, pressure and stakes — then scores this role against them, including shift and commute.
- Where do the dimension readings on this job come from?
- They are estimated from the wording of this posting: what the work asks for, in the employer's own words. They describe the role, not any person, and they are not the employer's own scores.
- Is this job posted by the employer or found on a job board?
- The chip on the posting says which. A “Job For Me posting” means the employer hires through Job For Me, so your fit score reaches the person doing the hiring. “Listed nearby” means we found and summarised a public board listing, and you apply on the original posting.
- Does Job For Me cost job seekers anything?
- No. Seekers never pay and the assessment stays free. Job For Me is decision-support software, not an employment agency, and it does not promise anyone a job. https://jobforme.app/assessment