{"schemaVersion":1,"attribution":"Metaintro job-market data","canonicalUrl":"https://www.metaintro.com/jobs/welder/locations/houston-tx","dataUrl":"https://www.metaintro.com/jobs/welder/locations/houston-tx/data.json","role":{"slug":"welder","label":"Welder"},"location":{"slug":"houston-tx","label":"Houston, TX","city":"Houston","regionCode":"TX","countryCode":"US"},"computedAt":"2026-10-10T04:00:12.160Z","openings":{"current":151,"previousPeriod":null,"hiringCompanies":65,"remoteShare":0,"series":[]},"experience":{"medianYearsOfExperience":4,"leveledShare":0.4966887417218543,"levels":[{"level":"apprentice","label":"Apprentice","jobCount":32,"medianYearsOfExperience":2,"medianSalary":null},{"level":"journeyman","label":"Journeyman","jobCount":41,"medianYearsOfExperience":5,"medianSalary":null}]},"salary":null,"employerTiers":[{"label":"Startups & growing teams","jobCount":58,"companyCount":26,"medianYearsOfExperience":2,"medianSalary":46530},{"label":"Established employers","jobCount":20,"companyCount":12,"medianYearsOfExperience":5,"medianSalary":99100},{"label":"Top of market","jobCount":7,"companyCount":5,"medianYearsOfExperience":7,"medianSalary":null}],"topCompanies":[{"name":"Brown & Root","jobCount":23,"tier":null,"url":null},{"name":"NOV","jobCount":7,"tier":"Startups & growing teams","url":"https://www.metaintro.com/company/nov"},{"name":"Powell","jobCount":7,"tier":"Startups & growing teams","url":"https://www.metaintro.com/company/powell"},{"name":"swagelokco","jobCount":7,"tier":null,"url":null},{"name":"Zachry Group","jobCount":7,"tier":null,"url":null},{"name":"Panelmatic","jobCount":5,"tier":"Startups & growing teams","url":"https://www.metaintro.com/company/panelmatic"},{"name":"Southwest Shipyard, LP","jobCount":4,"tier":"Startups & growing teams","url":"https://www.metaintro.com/company/southwest-shipyard-lp"},{"name":"Tradesmen International","jobCount":4,"tier":"Established employers","url":"https://www.metaintro.com/company/tradesmen-international"}]}