hey not to but into anyones personl finaces but im looking for an average amount thanks for any help

 

Most of the guys I know who work in industry welding would start at $20/hr and after a year or two be around $30/hr. This is for general welding companies like L&H http://www.lnh.net/ , not automotive related welding. Their services were typically contracted out for $75-100 per hour.

Tim

 

thank you very much i was mainly looking for ball park figures and ill wait to see what else people have to say but thanx thats a good start

 

I was the head welder at Peakboost/Phoenix turbo for the past four years and topped out at $12.00 an hr.

 

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i hope your kidding

 

most welding jobs around where i live start you at 12$ but thats just welding stuff... not really making custom parts but welding buildings together and whatnot.

 

ack nice work on your stuff though

 

i pay $25 an hour for a fabricator who i can turn loose on anything!

 

Us = poor

 

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No, i actually had to threatin to quit to get that. I was told i made to much. If your intersted in getting into this field make sure you have a employer that is willing to take care of you. ( IE. benefits, Health ins. ect.) Otherwise you would be better off mowing lawns!

 

A lot of it has to do with the market you're targeting. If you're making turbo manifolds for Hondas and trying to do so competitively, chances are you're going to be making less than if you made turbo manifolds for Porsches.

We charge $90/hour for fabrication not including materials. I make $20/hour right now (also have full health insurance ), but we're just starting out as a business so I understand that my boss has to pay the bills and what not.

Typically entry-level welders make $12-15/hour around here, but with certifications and experience comes more pay. Of course, that's just for a welder, not a fabricator. It really kind of depends on the place you're employed with on how much you'll get paid. If it's some big name like Greddy or whatever company I saw hiring in the F/I forum you start out at like $18/hour for turbo kit fabricators, but if it's some small shop where you might not always be busy it might be less.

Whatever, I like doing what I do. I'd do it for free if someone would just pay the bills for me.

 

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but its pretty hot in phoenix.... i'd rather be cutting fish.

good luck

 

thanks guy great help

 

I used to work full-time as a fabricator and I couldn't pay the bills. I had a bachelors in mechanical engineering and even though I loved the work I hated being broke all the time. I now work as an HVAC design engineer and make plenty of money and do fab work as a part time hobby for mine and my friends cars. I now can actually enjoy it without being so stressed about money all the time. It is definitely a tough business to be in and I give props to whoever can acyually suppport themselves decently doing it.

 

I work welding Food processing equipment, 18$ an hour Northern california

 

part of it depends on where you live. places where it is more expensive to live typically pay more... go figure. But my dads company pays welders 17 an hour to weld targets.

 

i've worked as a tool and die maker for as much as $29/hr, but now i just do cnc programming for $25/hr (straight days desk job). it isn't really "fab work" but i consider the skills useful for fabrication. if i had the chance to do it over i'd probably become a millwright with a strong plc background.

 

Guy i work for, who now owns his own company...worked at Chris Alston's CHassisworks here in California. Used to be argueably the best chassis shop in the country...now they focus more on pro street type stuff...anyways, he was the lead fabricator there, worked there for 13 years, and his highest rate of pay was 33K a year. He wasnt just a welder...the guy can do anything you want to do with metal. Did ALL of their tin work as well on all the racecars in the place.
As I said...HE NOW OWNS HIS OWN SHOP! Its the only way to make alot of money in the fabrication world if you want my opinion...
Kyle

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blueoval557 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Guy i work for, who now owns his own company...worked at Chris Alston's CHassisworks here in California. Used to be argueably the best chassis shop in the country...now they focus more on pro street type stuff...anyways, he was the lead fabricator there, worked there for 13 years, and his highest rate of pay was 33K a year. He wasnt just a welder...the guy can do anything you want to do with metal. Did ALL of their tin work as well on all the racecars in the place.
As I said...HE NOW OWNS HIS OWN SHOP! Its the only way to make alot of money in the fabrication world if you want my opinion...
Kyle</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2

 

i am not a welder but i have heard of various jobs in the past where x company needs someone to weld for 14 months on a contract job and they will get paid 50 bucks an hour and that sort of thing.

big pay, but for a short amount of time

 

how could anyone weld for a job.

it really sucks when u weld all day, dirty, stinky, burns etc..

 

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Not if you can tig.

 

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+1

 

i weld door frames together for a company called arc one and i was started at $12 an hour

 

wow i can weld well. i should get a job doing that... its a lot better than 6 an hour plus shitty tips bussing...