How to hire a welder assistant

How to hire a welder assistant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step welder assistant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a welder assistant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new welder assistant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a welder assistant, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect welder assistant also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of welder assistants.

   Type of Welder Assistant	Description	Hourly rate
   Welder Assistant	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join or cut metal parts. They also fill holes, indentations, or seams of metal products.	$13-25
   Ship Fitter	Ship fitters are civilian or enlisted people who work on materials like high yield strength steel and high-tensile steel. These people fabricate, assemble, and build structural parts of ships... Show more	$14-30
   Maintenance Welder	A Maintenance Welder diagnoses and repairs a variety of metal work including construction vehicles and equipment. They cut, fit, and weld metal using gas and electric welding equipment.	$14-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Welders
   • Hand Tools
   • Grinders
   • Safety Equipment
   • Aluminum
   • MIG
   • Air Arc
   • Arc Welding
   • Torches
   • Stainless Steel
   • Flame Cutting
   • Safety Procedures
   • Brazing
   • GMAW

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage and run production parts through the brake.
   • Perform the following welding processes; SMAW, GMAW, FCAW and GTAW.
   • Preform stainless steel TIG and MIG welding on food grade tubing, support structures, brackets, and brewery tanks.
   • Hone MIG welding skills, along with various other cutting operations.
   • Position workpieces and clamps together, assemble in jigs and fixtures.
   • Assist in the welding of tacks, horizontal, vertical, and overhead SMAW.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your welder assistant job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A welder assistant salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, welder assistants' average salary in arkansas is 36% less than in wyoming.
   • Seniority. Entry-level welder assistants earn 46% less than senior-level welder assistants.
   • Certifications. A welder assistant with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a welder assistant's salary.

   Average welder assistant salary

   $39,100yearly

   $18.80 hourly rate

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   Entry-level welder assistant salary

   $28,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 14, 2025

4. Writing a welder assistant job description

   A welder assistant job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a welder assistant job description:

   Welder assistant job description example

   Looking for 1st shift welders!

   Willing to Train!! Entry Level Welders please apply!

   Must have welding experience

   Our Client, a leader in the Great Rockford Area, is looking to add MIG Welders to their 1st and 2nd shifts. Below is a brief discussion! This position would be perfect for someone looking to get into the welding sector.

   Description:

   Candidate in this position will start in a production role and then they will have the opportunity to move over in a MIG welding apprentice program.

   Looking for candidates that have the certification to eventually train.

   The MIG welder will be responsible for performing welds on various parts of displays for customers. 60 - 70% of their time will be spent welding and the rest of their time working a punch press, or grinding material if they have experience with buff or finish grinding.

   Skills:

   Mig welder, Weld, Blueprint, Mig, Welding, Mig welding, Stainless steel

   You can contact Allie if this position is something of interest or directly apply.

   Call or Text Allie at: (Please leave a voicemail so I can return your call)

   Feel free to also email any questions to:

   About Aerotek:

   We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at

   The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right welder assistant for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your welder assistant job on Zippia to find and recruit welder assistant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit welder assistants, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new welder assistant

   Once you have selected a candidate for the welder assistant position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new welder assistant. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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