Welder market brief · Houston, TX
Welder Jobs in Houston, TX
219 welder openings are live in the Houston, TX area from 100 employers, led by Brown & Root, Austin External, and Aerotek. The middle half of posted salaries runs $42,640–$57,990 a year (median $49,920), from the 33% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 219
- Live welder openings currently tracked in the Houston market.
Companies hiring
- 100
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $49,920
- 33% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 57%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
219
Hiring employers
100
Salary coverage
33%
Median experience
4.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
84
45 companies · $45,760 median
Established employers
41
22 companies · $64,012 median
Top of market
11
8 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$42,640
P50
$49,920
P75
$57,990
P90
$72,800
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live welder listings in Houston
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
Turn this market brief into a live search.
Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare welder opportunities in Houston, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 219 live roles tracked in this market.
- 100 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Welder in Houston
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
219 welder openings across 100 employers establish the current Houston opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Brown & Root is one of the most active visible employers, with 25 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop.
Where this market is hiring
Move from the Houston market view into active employers and representative welder openings
Employer activity · 100 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 219 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More welder openings in Houston
- Fabricator · CBX Solutions Recruiting Team
- Welder - Level 2 · Swagelok
- Welder · Brown & Root
- Fitter/Welder · Staffing Texas, LLC
- MIG Welder / 2F Rollout · Staffing Texas, LLC
- Welder · Aerotek
- Pipe Fabricator - Austin Industrial (Pasadena, TX) · Austin External
- Combination Welder - Austin Industrial (Pasadena, TX) · Austin External
- Specialty Combination Welder - Austin Industrial (Channelview, TX) · Austin External
- Welder A · HMT LLC
- Junior Welder · Freedom Waterworks
- Project Pipe Welder B · Solar Turbines
- Railcar Repair Technician - Welder · AP Emissions Technologies LLC
- Traveling Storage Tank Welder · Skillforce
- Welder Operations Manager · Alltex Staffing & Personnel
- Structural Welder · Koch
Welder jobs in Houston: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many welder jobs are open in Houston?
Metaintro tracks 219 live welder openings from 100 employers in the Houston, TX area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do welder jobs in Houston pay?
The median posted salary is $49,920 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $42,640 to $57,990. Based on the 33% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for welder jobs in Houston?
Brown & Root, Austin External, Aerotek, and Depot Connect International have the most open welder roles here right now, out of 100 hiring employers.
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Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
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