Welder / Fabricator
Welder Staffing & Recruiting
Melben recruits Welders for employers in all 50 states, on direct hire or on contract. Right now we are recruiting for 9 open Welder roles. Employers are offering a median $23.75 an hour, from 30 job orders.
What Welders are offered
30 job orders since July 2026, recounted daily. Hourly pay, each job counted at the middle of its range.
| Median offer | $23.75 |
| Middle half of jobs | $21 to $27.38 |
| Typical starting rate | $22 |
| Typical top of range | $25 |
| Lowest to highest offer | $16 to $51 |
Our Welder desk lately
- We sent employers 11 Welder resumes in the last 14 days.
- On the 22 Welder job orders where we sent a resume over the last 12 months, the first one went out a median 3.3 days after the order came in.
What we screen Welders for
TIG, MIG, and stick welders who read the print right before the arc strikes.
What employers ask us to check before a Welder reaches them:
- Which processes: MIG, TIG, stick, flux core
- Which materials: mild steel, stainless, aluminum
- What thickness
- Whether they can read prints and weld symbols and fit their own work
Welder recruiting by state
Open Welder roles
9 open roles right now. Employers stay anonymous on every listing.
How it works
Intake
A short call on the role, the environment, the pay, and what a good fit looks like on your floor.
Sourcing
We search our network and the market nationwide, with no work on your end.
Credential verification
Licenses and certifications verified against documented proof before anyone reaches you.
Shortlist
A small slate of verified candidates worth your interview time.
Interviews
We coordinate, prep both sides, and keep it moving.
Placement
Your candidate starts on direct hire or contract, whichever the role calls for. For a direct hire, our one-time fee is due at this step and not before.
90-day guarantee
If the placement leaves within 90 days, we refill the role at no additional fee.
Direct hire
Your hire is your employee from day one, on your payroll and your benefits. Melben is the recruiter, not the employer, and we run no payroll on a direct-hire placement.
What it costs: A one-time fee, due only when your hire starts.
Contract staffing
The person works with your team on a defined-term assignment. Melben handles the placement and the pay administration, so approving hours is the whole of your paperwork.
What it costs: An hourly rate, agreed before the assignment starts.
Pay nothing until you hire
Our fee depends on a hire. There is no upfront fee, retainer, or subscription, so if you never hire, you never pay.
90-day replacement guarantee
If the placement leaves within 90 days for any reason, we refill the role at no additional fee. The guarantee is in writing.
Four-hour response
A person who has read your inquiry answers it within four business hours.
Common questions
- What do employers pay Welders?
- Across 30 Welder job orders employers gave Melben since July 2026, the median offer was $23.75 an hour. Half of the jobs had a midpoint between $21 and $27.38, and offers ran from $16 to $51.
- What does Melben charge to recruit a Welder?
- Our fee depends on a hire. There is no upfront fee, retainer, or subscription, so if you never hire, you never pay. Direct hire: A one-time fee, due only when your hire starts. Contract staffing: An hourly rate, agreed before the assignment starts.
- What if the Welder we hire leaves?
- If the placement leaves within 90 days for any reason, we refill the role at no additional fee. The guarantee is in writing.
- How fast will we hear back?
- A person who has read your inquiry answers it within four business hours.
- How quickly do you send Welder resumes?
- On the 22 Welder job orders where we sent a resume over the last 12 months, the first one went out a median 3.3 days after the order came in.
Hiring Welders?
Tell us who to call. A recruiter responds within four business hours. Or book a 15-minute call.