Industrial construction and maintenance hiring continues across the United States as contractors staff fabrication shops, industrial facilities, shipyards, steel projects, data centers and upcoming fall work.
This week’s Næxon Careers report highlights current opportunities for pipefitters, pipe welders, ironworkers, electricians and industrial maintenance mechanics.
1. Kodiak Labor Solutions — Pipefitters
Location: Midwest
Position: Pipefitter
Pay: $38.00/hour
Per Diem: $120/day
Schedule: Approximately 60 hours/week
Industry: Industrial fabrication
Type: Traveling industrial work
Kodiak Labor Solutions is recruiting pipefitters for a Midwest fabrication-shop project. The posting lists approximately 60 hours per week along with $120 per day in per diem.
This could be particularly attractive to experienced industrial fitters comfortable with fabrication, layout and working from drawings.
Verified: August 10, 2026
2. Trillium — Journeyman Pipefitters
Location: White, Georgia
Position: Journeyman Pipefitter
Pay: $34.00/hour
Per Diem: $100/day, seven days
Schedule: Monday–Saturday
Industry: Industrial construction
Trillium is recruiting journeyman pipefitters for work in White, Georgia.
The advertised package includes $34 per hour plus $100 per diem for all seven days, making this another project traveling fitters may want to keep on their radar.
Verified: August 10, 2026
3. Trillium — Pipefitters
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Position: Pipefitter
Pay: $38.00/hour
Per Diem: $125/day
Hours: Approximately 40 hours/week
Project Duration: 2+ months
Start: ASAP
Another Trillium posting is seeking pipefitters for a project in Nashville.
The advertised rate is $38 per hour with $125 per day in per diem. The project is expected to run more than two months.
Workers should confirm the current overtime schedule and per-diem eligibility directly with the recruiter before mobilizing.
Verified: August 10, 2026
4. Thompson Construction Group — Pipe Fitters
Location: Georgetown, South Carolina
Position: Pipe Fitter
Pay: $34.00/hour
Per Diem: $120/day
Estimated Duration: Approximately 3 months
Expected Hiring: August 2026
Benefits: Listed as available
Thompson Construction Group has advertised upcoming pipefitter hiring in Georgetown, South Carolina.
This posting is particularly worth watching because hiring was identified for approximately August 2026, putting the opportunity directly inside the current Næxon Careers hiring window.
Verified: August 10, 2026
5. Venture Dynamics — Pipe Welders
Location: Portland, Oregon
Project: Vigor Shipyard
Position: Pipe Welder
Pay: $33.00/hour
Per Diem: $150 per day worked for qualified travelers
Hours: Approximately 40–60 hours/week
Shifts: Day and swing shifts
Duration: Long term
Start: ASAP
Required Experience: Previous shipyard and Navy-vessel pipe-welding experience
Venture Dynamics is actively recruiting pipe welders for work at the Vigor Shipyard in Portland.
Candidates must be capable of passing the required CuNi-IR copper-nickel welding test and NAVSEA pipe-welding certification requirements. Marine OSHA 10 is also required.
The posting specifies U.S. citizenship documentation requirements and previous shipyard experience.
This is one of the stronger traveling welding packages in this week’s report because qualified travelers are being offered $150 per day worked in addition to the $33 hourly wage.
Verified: August 10, 2026
6. JGM USA — Ironworkers / Welders
Location: Russellville, Kentucky
Positions: Ironworkers / Welders
Pay: $33.00/hour
Per Diem: $120/day, seven days
Hours: Approximately 60 hours/week
Duration: Approximately 4 weeks
Expected Hiring: August 2026
JGM USA has advertised ironworker and welder positions for an upcoming project in Russellville.
Although the listed duration is relatively short, approximately 60-hour weeks combined with seven-day per diem could make this an interesting short-duration traveling opportunity.
As with any short project, workers should confirm the actual start date and expected duration before traveling.
Verified: August 10, 2026
7. The Systems Group — Combo Pipe Welder
Location: Apple Grove, West Virginia
Project: Nucor
Position: Combo Pipe Welder
Pay: $33.00/hour
Per Diem: $120/day, seven days
Hours: Approximately 68 hours/week
Duration: Approximately 10 weeks
Industry: Steel / industrial construction
Benefits: Listed as available
The Systems Group is recruiting combo pipe welders for work connected with Nucor in Apple Grove, West Virginia.
The advertised schedule is approximately 68 hours per week with $120 per day in per diem, making the overtime potential one of the more notable features of this week’s listings.
Experienced industrial combo welders interested in steel-mill work should keep this project on their watchlist.
Verified: August 10, 2026
8. FieldForce WorkForce Solutions — Pipefitters
Location: De Soto, Kansas
Position: Pipefitter
Pay: $32.00/hour
Per Diem: $100/day
Additional Compensation: Travel pay advertised
Industry: Industrial construction
FieldForce WorkForce Solutions is seeking traveling pipefitters for work in De Soto, Kansas.
The advertised package includes $32 per hour, $100 per day in per diem and travel pay.
Workers should verify the current work schedule, duration and exact travel-pay arrangement before mobilizing.
Verified: August 10, 2026
9. The Mosaic Company — Maintenance Mechanic
Location: Riverview, Florida
Position: Maintenance Mechanic
Class A Pay: $41.27/hour
Class B Pay: $35.71/hour
Employment: Full time
Industry: Heavy industrial / phosphate processing
Overtime: Available based on business needs
The Mosaic Company is currently seeking industrial maintenance mechanics at its Riverview operation.
This is a true heavy-industrial maintenance position involving pumps, fans, turbines, gearboxes, piping, fabrication, conveyors and other rotating or process equipment.
Applicants generally need four years of related industrial mechanical experience or completion of an accredited apprenticeship program. Vocational backgrounds involving millwright, pipefitting, boilermaker, machinist or welding training are preferred.
The job may also involve rigging, overhead cranes, boom trucks, forklifts and aerial lifts.
Unlike many traveling construction opportunities in this report, this is a full-time industrial maintenance position with company benefits rather than a temporary project assignment.
Verified: August 10, 2026
10. Kodiak Labor Solutions — Pipefitters
Location: Richmond, Virginia area
Position Levels: Helpers through skilled Pipefitters; foreman resumes also considered
Pay: Approximately $22–$35/hour depending on skill and experience
Per Diem: $120/day
Duration: 6+ months
Expected Start: Mid-August 2026
Type: Contract industrial work
Kodiak Labor Solutions is also recruiting for a longer-duration pipefitting project around Richmond.
The company is considering workers ranging from helpers through experienced fitters, while foreman resumes are also being considered with compensation adjusted according to experience.
With an advertised duration exceeding six months, this opportunity may appeal to workers looking for something longer than a typical outage or turnaround.
Verified: August 10, 2026
Næxon Careers — What We’re Watching
The late-summer hiring market is beginning to show opportunities connected with fabrication shops, shipyards, steel facilities, industrial maintenance and projects expected to mobilize during August.
Travelers should pay particular attention to projects advertising August starts because contractor manpower needs can change rapidly once mobilization begins.
Before traveling to any project, workers should independently confirm the start date, pay rate, overtime schedule, per-diem eligibility, testing requirements and project duration directly with the employer or recruiter.
Næxon Careers tracks opportunities for welders, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, ironworkers, electricians, instrumentation technicians, riggers, crane operators, scaffold builders and other industrial crafts across the United States.
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