Apprentice Boilermakers
Nepean
2027 Apprentice Boilermaker Intake – Prestons Start your fabrication trade career with NEPEAN Engineering Are you mechanically minded, hands-on and ready to build a trade career with one of Australia’s most capable pr…
Live welder roles in New South Wales, from 12 employers, updated daily.
Latest welder jobs
Nepean
2027 Apprentice Boilermaker Intake – Prestons Start your fabrication trade career with NEPEAN Engineering Are you mechanically minded, hands-on and ready to build a trade career with one of Australia’s most capable pr…
Corestaff
At CoreStaff we pride ourselves on looking after our employees. We want to engage, reward and recognise you for doing a great job. Feel like part of the Crew, not just another candidate sent to an assignment and forgo…
Chandler Macleod
Heavy Fabrication & Welding Tradespeople APS Welding | Inverell, NSW $50 per hour + overtime | 38-hour standard week | Immediate start APS Welding is looking for three skilled tradespeople to join our team in Inverell…
Chandler Macleod
Heavy Fabrication & Welding Tradespeople APS Welding | Inverell, NSW $50 per hour + overtime | 38-hour standard week | Immediate start APS Welding is looking for three skilled tradespeople to join our team in Inverell…
Symmetry Human Resources
02nd November, 2026 Production Welders MIG / TIG Ingleburn, NSW Day Shift Training → Permanent Afternoon Shift Join a global industry leader at its clean, safe and modern production facility in Ingleburn. This is a gr…
Skilled Resources Group
Skilled Resources Group provides permanent and temporary recruitment solutions, as well as HR services and consultancy to the Mining, Engineering, Construction and Maintenance Industry throughout Australia. We are cur…
RPR Trades
Coded Welder – Sydney Permanent Full-Time | Sydney, NSW | Defence & Advanced Engineering Projects Build your career on complex engineering projects We are currently seeking an experienced Coded Welder to join a leadin…
HAYS
Exciting opportunity for experienced welders - relocate and join one of Australia's premier manufacturers Production Welders | Relocate to South AustraliaBuild the Future of Australian Manufacturing 💰 Up to $13,100 r…
Synergie Australia
We think outside the box by redefining recruitment. Through long-term partnerships, we connect the right people (You) with the right opportunities to shape careers and drive change in Australia and beyond. Seeking 2nd…
Eptec
About Us: Eptec delivers across a diverse range of industry sectors, including transport and infrastructure. Recent projects undertaken by the Eptec include Peats Ferry Bridge, Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, Brisban…
Aston Advantage
Job Description Pressure Welders x 4 | AGL Power Station, Muswellbrook| $60 per hour + penalties (+30% for night shift) | Thursday 6/8 to Sunday 9/8 🛠️ Opportunity: Jump onto some repair works at AGL Power Station in…
Employ Me
Employ Me - Wollongong, NSW Pressure Welder Heavy Industries Full Time Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 Job Ad Start Date: 01/05/25 Job Ad Finish Date: 01/06/25 Core Skills Experience in Pressure Welding: - Candidates should…
RPR Trades
Welder Location: Parramatta Area Pay Rate: $43.75 per hour + penalties + overtime Hours: Monday to Friday, Day Shift (with optional OT) RPR Trades are seeking an experienced Welder / Fabricator for ongoing work with a…
the Opportunity
Welder We are seeking reliable and skilled Welders to join the client's team. The successful candidates will be responsible for welding and fabricating metal components while maintaining high standards of quality, saf…
Complex International Recruitment Philippines
Qualifications(Advantageous) Or Equivalent Experience: Certificate IV Engineering - Fabrication Pipe Welding Certification Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) Certification Work Experience Blueprint Interpretation E…
Synergie Australia
We think outside the box by redefining recruitment. Through long-term partnerships, we connect the right people (You) with the right opportunities to shape careers and drive change in Australia and beyond. Seeking 2nd…
That's all 16 welder jobs in New South Wales. Search everywhere →
Estimated employment
Estimated people employed as Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers in New South Wales, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to October 2026.
| Month | People employed |
|---|---|
| October 2021 | 16,984 |
| October 2022 | 15,599 |
| October 2023 | 16,361 |
| October 2024 | 18,452 |
| October 2025 | 19,448 |
| October 2026 | 18,744 |
| SA4 region | People employed, October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Central West | 1,404 |
| Sydney - Outer South West | 1,286 |
| Hunter Valley | 1,181 |
| Sydney - Blacktown | 1,176 |
| Newcastle and Lake Macquarie | 1,015 |
Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), October 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers
In national shortage (Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List). Main reason: too few people hold the qualifications.
Employment is projected to grow 7.5% nationally, to 82,956 by May 2035 (Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections).
Jobs and Skills Australia rates occupations nationally each year; projections are model estimates.
Jobs and Skills Australia: Recent trends in displaced workers
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List, CC BY 4.0.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Employment Projections, May 2025 to May 2035, CC BY 4.0. Projections are model estimates.