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Welder market brief · Houston, TX

Welder Jobs in Houston, TX

151 welder openings are live in the Houston, TX area from 65 employers, led by Brown & Root, NOV, and Powell.

Data updated Oct 10, 2026

Role and market snapshot

A quick read on demand before you open the live listings

Tracked jobs

151
Live welder openings currently tracked in the Houston market.

Companies hiring

65
Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.

Median compensation

Not published
Not enough employers here disclose pay to publish a local median, so none is shown.

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

Apprentice32 jobs
Journeyman41 jobs
Master2 jobs

Level coverage is 50%. 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

151

Hiring employers

65

Salary coverage

25%

Median experience

4.0 years

Within this market

Employer tier lens

Startups & growing teams

58

26 companies · $46,530 median

Established employers

20

12 companies · $99,100 median

Top of market

7

5 companies

Use Metaintro

Turn this market signal into momentum

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.

  • 151 live roles tracked in this market.
  • 65 employers represented in the current window.
  • Market data refreshed Oct 10, 2026.

A practical market plan for Welder in Houston

Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.

  1. 01

    Read the demand

    151 welder openings across 65 employers establish the current Houston opportunity set.

  2. 02

    Choose the right rung

    Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.

  3. 03

    Prioritize employers

    Brown & Root is one of the most active visible employers, with 23 current openings in this market view.

  4. 04

    Open the live roles

    8 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.

With Metaintro

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

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.

  1. 01

    How many welder jobs are open in Houston?

    Metaintro tracks 151 live welder openings from 65 employers in the Houston, TX area over the last 30 days.

  2. 02

    Which companies are hiring for welder jobs in Houston?

    Brown & Root, NOV, Powell, and swagelokco have the most open welder roles here right now, out of 65 hiring employers.

Continue with the next market signal

Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster

Nearby cities

Compare Welder demand around Houston.

Related roles

See adjacent role demand in the Houston market.

Level views

Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.

Built for career movement

Turn the Houston welder market into your next move.

Use live demand, employer, level, and compensation signals to focus your welder search where the market is active now.

Match

Compare live roles against your current evidence.

Position

Turn proof projects into role-specific applications.

Improve

Use market feedback to keep the skill plan current.

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