What are typical pipe welder salaries?

Hi I have a rig welder Im looking for Pipeline jobs if samebody has a some ph no companies please call me at (972) 900 8847

Sandy in East Texas in Winnsboro, Texas said: Thank you Amber I will do that and let you know what I find out. I just bought a welding bed and am in the possses of putting on my truck. Should have it on this next week and then I will go. Thank you again

Mr. Miller I was sent an application from the union for a welders helper and he made it very clear in the letter that I was not guaranteed a job and the fee was $1200.00 That was before I went to school but now I can pass the 6g test. I did not have the $1200.00 just to join.

The union hall cannot "guarantee" you a job because they are not the "employer". The employers contact the union and request a specific number of welders, helpers, and journeyman. At that point, the union hall will immediately go to the out-of-work list and begin calling those people on the list who are at the top and then and only then will you be guaranteed a JOB OFFER. From there, whether you get the job is up to you. If you accept the offer, you must show up and present your membership card and pass the drug test or the welding test or both. As far as the $1200 fee, it is based on a weeks pay and does not neccessarily have to be paid in full up front. You can set up a plan to pay it out over a short period of time. When you consider all the benefits of becoming a member, the initiation fee is made so easy to meet, it's laughable. Please remember, just because you can pass a welding test does not make you a welder. I am not trying to belittle your skills in any way, I am merely saying that being able to weld does not mean you are able to do the job. There is a lot more to it than just welding. That is why I always reccomend that anyone who is not an experienced pipeliner should start as a welder helper so that you can learn how to do the work before you jump out there as a welder, because if you don't know how to pipeline, you don't deserve the $85.00 an hour package that union pipeline welders earn.

victor schwarrenberg in Tampa, Florida said: Iam pipe welder,cellouse and low hydrogen welding,look for work in texas,body,whats is you company name,or phone number,tank you¡¡

Hey , We are looking into moving down by your area . Can you tell me what the scale is down there ??

Hello, my name is Scott, and I am just getting started out in welding, I am able to pass a 6g tig, and 6g stick, I was wondering if anyone knows where I could go to get on as a pipeline helper. Or anything else to help me get started out towards the right direction as a pipeline welder. you can email me at sd0194534@otc.edu

leigh in Wood Dale, Illinois said: Hey , We are looking into moving down by your area . Can you tell me what the scale is down there ??

Union scale for pipeline welders in Florida is $42.00 per hour plus $15.00 per hour for your welding rig.

why dont youll come to odessa tx single hands make from 20-30 rig welders 45-55 a hour

man on fire welding in Odessa, Texas said: why dont youll come to odessa tx single hands make from 20-30 rig welders 45-55 a hour

What else? What is the rig pay, per-diem, benefits(i,e, insurance and retirement)???

okay? you just finished welding school with broken coupons? maybe u should go back and fix that man...ur saying u want to stay close to home but are interested in going to alaska and working? k? well bro, if ur good at tig welding keep practicing somehow... look up the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS...they have some locals (home offices,and districts or juristdictions of work) there im sure... call them and tell them what you can do and see about an apprentiship, because at 18...every company u go to union or non union will want u to have some real in the field experience...like 2-5 years most times...but going union apprenticeship will give u the chance to acctually learn soemthing in the field, and you can advance faster depending on how u work and ur knowledge on welding...im a certified commonarc tube welder for the international brotherhood of boilermakers union....im only 21...making top scale with crazy benefits and retirement... im pulling 2400 on the job im on now plus putting alot of money into my pension, annuity, health and welfare, plus vacation....

DJ,

If you are looking for work - we are placing a rare entry-level position with a multi-million dollar Custom Fabricator located in the Irving-Coppell area. They manufacture and export large commercial preparations equipment for snack-foods distributors. Please reply if you are interested in more information - KimS@APSTemps.com

DJ Pruit in Arlington, Texas said: Im going to a trade school to learn and certify in combination welding by the end of the class i am suppose to be able to qualify in 1g, 2g, 3g, 4g, and 6g for mig, tig, flux coat and arc any advise on were i should go or what i should do after i get out of school. i am willing to move anywhere and i just want to make as much money as possible.

thanks for the info. what i meant by working near home is exactly that. but if i had to travel i would like to go someplace like alaska that i could work for four months where i wouldnt be able to spend all my money. i dont really know anything about unions or anything like that since im 18 and just tested out of high school and the only jobs i have had have been min wage jobs at department stores. but i will look up international brotherhood of boilermakers on the enternet. i will be going back to lincoln electric to do my cert tests over to get credit for the pipe class i took. i will also try to get certified in 1" plate groove weld because thats what the instructor recommended i do. do you think underwater welding is something i should look into? i have heard some good and some bad things about it. i just got my scuba license so i kinda have a feel to breething under water and i realise that commercial diving is a whole different story and the classes are like 7 or 8 months. would it be worth it to try that or is there more money/jobs for pipe welders?

seth in Sterrett, Alabama said: yes sirr!!! union proud!!! ima boilermaker tube welder myself...but i think im fixing to get me a rig and see how i do pipelining...cuz im gettin tired of crawling in them holes...

copy that,,every body need to get on some good ol super heats one day though hu

copy that ,,super heats will make a man out of ya wont they brotha

John in Detroit, Michigan said: thanks for the info. what i meant by working near home is exactly that. but if i had to travel i would like to go someplace like alaska that i could work for four months where i wouldnt be able to spend all my money. i dont really know anything about unions or anything like that since im 18 and just tested out of high school and the only jobs i have had have been min wage jobs at department stores. but i will look up international brotherhood of boilermakers on the enternet. i will be going back to lincoln electric to do my cert tests over to get credit for the pipe class i took. i will also try to get certified in 1" plate groove weld because thats what the instructor recommended i do. do you think underwater welding is something i should look into? i have heard some good and some bad things about it. i just got my scuba license so i kinda have a feel to breething under water and i realise that commercial diving is a whole different story and the classes are like 7 or 8 months. would it be worth it to try that or is there more money/jobs for pipe welders?

you have to learn to dive"expensive"then you need to learn to weld,then youll have to go through at least a 2 year tender,,learn to weld pipe kido

Mike in Baldwin, Wisconsin said: Reading these posts and am interested in expanding my knowledge. I am currently working in the structural field and Fitter / Welder. I work for a custom shop and we build large water reclamation tanks, air and water purification tanks. If you know who TONKA is...that is some of what we build. I am very familiar with Mig, Tig, and currently using Accupulse in working with light gauge SS.

Everything I have worked with structuraly is in massive scale so much as shipping is required in sections for transport. I would like to get on with pipefitters union or boilermakers union. I have approx. 3 years structural and 2 years SS experience.

I am not able to afford a rig at this point but maybe in the future. I am willing to relocate if needed but need exceptional salary to do so. I have heard about the jobs in WY but will go where the money is. I have an eagerness to learn as much as possible to be best welder I can be (sorry was in the Army).

Anyone that can help or guide me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike

boilermakers are lokin for recruit's here in md ,baltimore. start around 22.00 to 23.00$

a lot of boilermakers in the boilermaker union dont like what they call "book buyers" but if ur as good as u say u are i wouldnt dick arround with the apprenticeship...i didnt... i bought my book (dont really care what someone has to say about it...cuz plenty of people do it) and its not to hard to catch on with the difference between what u do and the boilermaker world...just ask plenty of questions, cuz as an apprentice...for a long time ull just be running and gettin tools for someone......screw that!!!they are there to learn, not to be a runner... if u ever get the chance...TEACH THEM... but anyways man... good luck in all that, where u live...if u get in...you'll make great money, because they paper double time for any overtime up there in the union...im heading that way next week...

nate in Donie, Texas said: copy that ,,super heats will make a man out of ya wont they brotha

haha yes sir....cant deny it tho...i love it...im addicted to the metal dust, insulation, dirt, etc in the air....haha... ima have to build me a mini boiler in the back yard when i retire so i can go get a lung full of that mess every day because my body will be chemically dependent on it by the time i get to retire, lol....

Kim, Dallas in Montgomery, Alabama said: I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, but thought you might have friends who've been interested in Welding in the Irving/Dallas area and I am looking for welders in Dallas with basic MIG and TIG experience,but who want to learn custom fabrication. They are willing to train, but the starting pay is as a temporary-to-hire $14.00 with some overtime. The company produces large commercial manufacturing equipment. I need advise finding those interested in learning and doing this welding and who can weld a basic t-joint.

$14 an hour??? this is a joke right?!?!?!

kim i am interested in your job please call at 903-288-0668 or email me at tobmaster3000@aol.com

Anthony in Yonkers, New York said: 14.00 an hour you must be looking for mexicans you loser.........Another organization turning america into a third world country...come to NY and try that crap!.

AMEN brother. This guy should be ashamed.

Im intrested in learning the fabraction that you have to offer Kim you can contact me at 520 419 7268 or at djpruit@yahoo.com i live not ten minutes out of Irving and am very intrested please contact me as soon as possible
thanks Dj

any one have any leads for work up north....chasin rigs or rig up yard...colorado, wyoming, utah, kansas, north dakota it dont matter to me...lookin for work so my girlfriend dont kick me out

I got a call yesterday from the superintendant for henkels and mccoy. He is needing help with a big project in N. Dakota. Contact me at robbie798@yahoo.com and I can give you more information.

not sure if my mail went to u...not to good on this thing

hahaha, u guys are hilarious... but thats right...these days workin for less than 25 an hour aint gettin u anywhere...especially on the road...i dont even like workin for less than 30... 14 dollars an hour is an insult to any welder with an inkling of skill...

k williams said: the only people that work for under 25.00 hr are insecure about there work or dont know what they are doing to begin with and they are going to ruin it for the rest of us who have spent the hours and the sweat to do this job and do it good. they just know enough to keep a job and they dont want to learn anymore than that, but they will do it for cheaper wages just so they can get there brothers or cousins a job with them. but they do sell good burritos for lunch, as long as they are on the other end of the pipe from you and have a shouvle in their hand!!!!!!!

Are you really that retarded? Some of us are working for less than $25.00 a hr because the area we live in just isnt paying that high of a wage. Has nothing to do with you being insecure but has alot to do with you have kids to feed and bills to pay so you take the $18.00 hr jobs even those without per diem. Has nothing to do with being mexican,black,white or purple. You sound like a hate filled retarded turdhole who probley had a crack ho for a mother because she sure didnt raise you right.

hahaha

Hey I live here in Gainesville TX. and would like more information on this job you are on, would like to check into it. Ricky S.

Would like more info on the job around Denton, I am a old oilfield welder from the Midland/Odessa area. The Union job that Mr. Miller was talkin about.

Ricky in Gainesville, Texas said: Would like more info on the job around Denton, I am a old oilfield welder from the Midland/Odessa area. The Union job that Mr. Miller was talkin about.

The contractor is North Houston Pole Line. They are in bad need of welders, we are laying 36" heavy wall (.496 & .596) The job near Denton is down to tie-ins and probably has about 6 weeks left, but there is also a project that is just getting started south of Ft. Worth and they need welders for both projects. As the welders from the denton job finish up, they are transferring to the other job, so you can start on one and easily move to the other and stay in north Texas at least until fall. I don't know the company phone number but you can contact Pipeliners Local Union #798 @ 918-622-1900 and get information about the job as well as find out how to join the largest pipeliners organization in the world (43 state jurisdiction) Also, the welder foreman's (Gray Stewart) phone No. is 817-556-1521.

im a union boilermaker right now, in the process of getting a rig together... what would i have to do to get in 798? how many years of experience? hours? whichever... i plan on gettin in one day cuz im tired of crawling around in all them tight spaces and i prefer pipe welding over tube welding anyways....not to mention, the money is better... so help me out....ive called the number to ask about apprenticeships, but it sounds like they are apprenticed out, so im guessin ill have to work rat jobs til i can get enough experience to join 798....

Seth,
798 does not have "apprentices" in the traditional sense, we have welder helpers (basically same thing). If you want to become one, call Gray Stewart at 817-556-1521 and tell him you are a boilermaker and want to be a welder helper. I just talked to him this morning and he said he needs helpers. Right now there are none available from the hall so he can hire anyone he sees fit. Afetr you work 80 hours, you just fill out an application and after paying the initial fee of $560.00, you cannot be denied a book.

well the downfalls to firefighting are alot worse i can tell u that! lol...

hmmm... so round how much do union welders helpers make in 798? i know it wont be as much as i make as a boilermaker, but almost essential... i can pipe weld...theres nuthing to it... ive gotten my friend who's a pipeliner to show me how they do it out there...not too bad, i know its alot easier than what i do as a boilermaker...and alot healthier.lol... but thanks for the number bro, ima holler at him in a few weeks, im leaving soon to go to germany for 3 weeks with the national guard. or maybe ill call him 2mara and see if he can give me any info.

Rob!...how long were you a welders helper before you became a pipeliner for them? cuz i know it aint gonna take me but a few weeks to see how things work...then i wanna get out there welding... after i get back from germany im gonna go on a few jobs and buy me a rig either way...then i guess ill hit up 798 real hard...

seth in Shreveport, Louisiana said: Rob!...how long were you a welders helper before you became a pipeliner for them? cuz i know it aint gonna take me but a few weeks to see how things work...then i wanna get out there welding... after i get back from germany im gonna go on a few jobs and buy me a rig either way...then i guess ill hit up 798 real hard...

How long? I was a welders helper for 13 years but that was my choice. I was making 85 to 90 thousand dollars a year(some people retire as a helper). I've been a pipeliner all my life. I was born into a family of them and am proud of that. No offense, but if you think you can learn everything about pipelining in "a few weeks" you are a fool. Welder helpers average $11 to 1200.00 a week take home and welders $35 to 4500.00 a week TAKE HOME!!!! If you think that kind of money is paid because the job is a joke, go F--K yourself. After all the years I have spent honing my CRAFT, and you want to pass it off as "there's nuthin to it", you are insulting every pipeliner who takes PRIDE in their craft.

tbo003 in Bastrop, Louisiana said: i am a firefighter in louisiana.i have recently become vested in the firefighters retirement.thinking about trying to become a welders helper in local 798 then moving up to welder.will have to jump in feet first.whatr are the down sides to this for a living?can u take your wife with u?money sounds good but what are downfalls?

I have always told people that the best part of what I do for a living is "I get to do a lot of traveling", and the worst part is "I have to do a lot of traveling". The point is you WILL spend a lot of time away from home (MOST of the time). I've been to 48 states and three countries (so far). Can you bring your wife? OF COURSE you can, you can bring your kids too. When I was growing up, I went everywhere my dad went. I saw and did more things by the time I finished school than most people will in their entire lives. And everything that I go and see, I GET PAID TO DO IT. It's a GREAT living, but a hard life. There is a famous saying in this industry, "you can't be a pu--y and a pipeliner at the same time"

Don't get me wrong, this is a tough way to make a living, I just put in 15 hours today in 98 degree weather in a 10' deep ditch with no hint of a breeze. It's dangerous and highly stressfull. But it will reach in and grab a part of your soul and you will never be able to walk away because the people who are true pipeliners are FAMILY and we all treat each other as such. Thank GOD there is still something that meaningful in this world.

Rob in Lewisville, Texas said: How long? I was a welders helper for 13 years but that was my choice. I was making 85 to 90 thousand dollars a year(some people retire as a helper). I've been a pipeliner all my life. I was born into a family of them and am proud of that. No offense, but if you think you can learn everything about pipelining in "a few weeks" you are a fool. Welder helpers average $11 to 1200.00 a week take home and welders $35 to 4500.00 a week TAKE HOME!!!! If you think that kind of money is paid because the job is a joke, go F--K yourself. After all the years I have spent honing my CRAFT, and you want to pass it off as "there's nuthin to it", you are insulting every pipeliner who takes PRIDE in their craft.

that IS pretty decent for a welders helper, same benefits?

Of course it's the same benefits. We don't exclude people because of their classification (you know, BROTHERHOOD). Look.sorry about the other thing. it just hit me wrong. All the stuff you asked about, yeah I can and have done my share. I am a PROFESSIONAL welder, and have certified and worked hundreds of hours in every aspect of the craft (except underwater). I've fed my family by welding in every industrial setting I know of, including LOTS of boiler tubes. Only an idiot would limit himself to one thing. By the way, after a welders helper has worked 3000 hours (12 to 18 months) he can get into our welding school or if he already has the skills,can test and upgrade his classification.

its cool bro, im sorry too... upgrading the classification would be?...going in as a welder? finally able to take ur rig out? or just getting paid more, having certs, and able to weld with the guy u been helping?

there are two clasifications in 798, helper and journeyman. The journeyman class is divided into two groups, regular journeyman which includes spacers, line carriers, testing journeymen, etc., and journeyman welders. Both classifications are full members able to get the same benefits, with the exception of retirement which is of course much better for journeymen. I know several people who have retired as helpers. I said I was a helper for 13 years, but that is mostly because in the last few years as a helper, I worked as a foreman most of the time (tie-ins, testing, padding, even welding). It was when the spread man (senior superintendant) that I worked for retired that I tested and changed my book to a journeyman welder because that was the only way that I could worked for all the other contractors out there at the same income level I was accustomed to.

ahhh, so with 3000 hours a can test and go out there with a rig and start welding?

Unless you have documented evidence of at least 3000 hours of pipeline experience.

Rob in Lewisville, Texas said: I have always told people that the best part of what I do for a living is "I get to do a lot of traveling", and the worst part is "I have to do a lot of traveling". The point is you WILL spend a lot of time away from home (MOST of the time). I've been to 48 states and three countries (so far). Can you bring your wife? OF COURSE you can, you can bring your kids too. When I was growing up, I went everywhere my dad went. I saw and did more things by the time I finished school than most people will in their entire lives. And everything that I go and see, I GET PAID TO DO IT. It's a GREAT living, but a hard life. There is a famous saying in this industry, "you can't be a pu--y and a pipeliner at the same time"

Don't get me wrong, this is a tough way to make a living, I just put in 15 hours today in 98 degree weather in a 10' deep ditch with no hint of a breeze. It's dangerous and highly stressfull. But it will reach in and grab a part of your soul and you will never be able to walk away because the people who are true pipeliners are FAMILY and we all treat each other as such. Thank GOD there is still something that meaningful in this world.

Just passed my 3g and 4g Wabo and AWS certification test in dual shield and was wondering what unions are available to join? Also, I should be ceritified in stick by the end of fall quarter. The other question I had was should I go for my Associates degree or are the certifications good enough?

I just passed my 3g and 4g AWS and Wabo certification test for dual shield and should have my stick cert for the same positions by the end of fall. My question is should I go for my Associates degree or does that even matter and what is a good union to join?

Paul in Tacoma, Washington said: I just passed my 3g and 4g AWS and Wabo certification test for dual shield and should have my stick cert for the same positions by the end of fall. My question is should I go for my Associates degree or does that even matter and what is a good union to join?

It really doesn't matter but if you are close to a degree, get it. As far as what union to join, they are all pretty good, it depends really on you and the kind of welding you want to do. If you like structural welding, join the ironworkers. If it's pipe you should definetely look to the pipefitters or even boilermakers. But just remember, if you are a welder or craftsman of any kind and don't belong to a union, you are cutting your own throat.

do u go to a welding COLLEGE? man i wish i could get an associates degree from my old trade school, haha... they just give u a diploma. i didnt finish cuz its a 2 year course and u can knock it out in a year if u stay busy....my advice would be to stick around a little longer and get more certs up...the certs usually dont mean nuthing for most companies cuz they'll have u take their test but... u could also join a union and if ur local would be close by u could practice there and get alot of good input for the way things are done in the field as opposed to just being put in a booth and told "weld this" because most teachers are ur old guys that know alot but are gettin too lazy in their age (and since they landed an easy teaching job to make a little retirement off of...they dont apply themselves as if they would in the field) or they are young guys that think they know alot (dont get me wrong tho, ive met some 16 and 17 year olds that have been welding since they were 8 cuz their dads were welders, and they could smoke most people i know in any welding process) but anyways, i myself am a boilermaker/tube welder in the international brotherhood of boilermakers union,and im currently also trying to see about entering the pipeliners union... if your not so wealthy (lets face it,its hard not to be broke with the liquid gold we're putting in our gas tanks) i would go with the boilermakers union as an apprentice, cuz the initial fee of joining is not much at all for apprentices and not even for journeymen, and dues arent much, and you would make the same money of more as a welders helper in the pipeliners union... and i just checked, to got the papers in the other day, the pipeliners want 1200 to buy a welders helper book (granted you can choose to pay like 500 sumpn dollars, then pay in installments after that til ur paid up) eventually i will be there, but i got other things on my plate right now and outage season is about to hit in august (money making time)

Rob in Dallas, Texas said: It really doesn't matter but if you are close to a degree, get it. As far as what union to join, they are all pretty good, it depends really on you and the kind of welding you want to do. If you like structural welding, join the ironworkers. If it's pipe you should definetely look to the pipefitters or even boilermakers. But just remember, if you are a welder or craftsman of any kind and don't belong to a union, you are cutting your own throat.

i like the way you put that, cutting your own throat, thats no sh*t...

Paul in Tacoma, Washington said: I just passed my 3g and 4g AWS and Wabo certification test for dual shield and should have my stick cert for the same positions by the end of fall. My question is should I go for my Associates degree or does that even matter and what is a good union to join?

not to misguide you, boilermaking alot of times can have u in cramped and dirty spots.... but on average we usually have a lot more working going on than the pipefitters (i got a lotta pipefitter buddies starving for work) pipewelding for the pipefitters is usually your cleaner stuff and more laid back (from what the tell me at least) but alot of times it doesnt pay as much as boilermaking... either way...if u join most any union doing construction, like the ironworkers or pipefitters or boilermakers... u can permit weld for each other (u catch a lot of hell when u do it but still, its work) for example, me being a boilermaker tube welder, if i dont have work and they got something going on, most times i can call their hall and take their test for whatever it is ide be welding and go out there on a pipefitters job. same goes for all them... you want to look into retirement also and see which ones would be better for you...... and to be honest.... summertime usually isnt a good time for being a boilermaker... unless your on a new build project... cuz outage work is usually dead from june til august... hope i helped man, if u got anymore questions let me know...