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Welder visa sponsorship jobs in Colorado are concentrated in the state's energy, aerospace, and construction sectors. Major employers like Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Vestas wind turbine facilities, and oil and gas operators along the Front Range regularly hire skilled welders. Denver, Pueblo, and Grand Junction are the most active hiring cities.
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The Shop Pipe Welder is a highly skilled member of our fabrication team, responsible for producing precise, high-quality welds and assemblies that meet the strictest industry and customer standards. From interpreting blueprints and weld symbols to setting up fixtures and performing X-ray quality welds, this role requires technical expertise, craftsmanship, and attention to detail at every stage of production. In this position, you’ll work with advanced equipment—including overhead cranes, weld machines, and precision measuring tools—while collaborating with fabricators, foremen, and superintendents to keep projects on schedule. Your ability to fit, weld, and assemble process piping, hydronics, and pressure vessels to ASME and B31 codes ensures every product is built to last and delivered with excellence. Shop Fitter Welders are valued for their hands-on expertise, reliability, and commitment to safety. Their work lays the foundation for field success, ensuring every system fabricated in the shop is accurate, durable, and ready for installation.
Self. Made. at RK
At RK, Self. Made. isn’t a tagline, it’s how work gets done. People here build more than projects; they build capability, confidence, and careers they can be proud of. With so much work designed and fabricated in-house, ideas move quickly from concept to shop floor to job site. Teams collaborate across disciplines, solve real-world challenges, and grow through hands-on work that truly matters.
RK Company Overview
RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship. People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set. With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.
Position Summary
Perform trade specific quality work consistent with CAD/FAB and Energy procedures to ensure product meets or exceeds customer expectations.
Role Responsibilities
- Operate trade specific machinery and trade specific tools (i.e., calipers, weld gauges, tape measures, and other welding hand tools).
- Read, interpret and follow basic blueprints, diagrams, engineering drawings, specifications, weld symbols, bills of materials, and other written instructions or procedures to accurately create equipment and products.
- Identify product defects and effectively communicate defects to project foreman.
- Follow P&IDs for assembly tracks on projects.
- Create specific weldment set-ups and fixturing to meet geometric requirements.
- Working with overhead cranes, jib cranes, and forklifts.
- Work closely with other fabricators, welders and laborers to improve their skills and provide training.
- Maintain weld machines using preventative maintenance methods.
- Continually evaluate weld machine performance and technology to improve cycle times.
- Assist shop foreman or superintendent with production tracking and to ensure production goals are met.
- Communicate status of orders to the foreman or shop superintendent.
- Prioritize work flow through effective communication with management staff.
- Perform prioritized work flow assignments as directed by foreman or shop superintendent.
- Ability to maintain welder certification per customer and company procedure specifications.
- Perform X-Ray Quality Welds on process piping, hydronics, and pressure vessels.
- Using shop blueprints, fit up X-ray quality weld joints.
- ASME Pressure Vessel, Piping, Welding to B31.1, 31.3, 31.9 Criteria.
- Maintain a clean and safe work area.
- Other Duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 5 years of experience, 3 years welding experience minimum preferred.
- Familiarity with welding on a rotator, understands fitting up with a rotator in mind.
- Knowledge of various welding techniques, including MIG and ARC welding processes. Familiarity with TIG a plus.
- Knowledge of metallurgy.
- Knowledge of manual and mechanical welding techniques.
- Knowledge of pipe trade tools (Two-Hole Pins, Center-finders, Pipe wraps, Angle finders).
- Prior to being hired must be capable of proficiently passing 6G FCAW weld test.
- Within one week of hire must be capable of passing a 6G GMAW weld test. Also to include SMAW, GTAW, pulse highly desired skills.
- At 60 Days after being hired, employee must provide his/her set of hand tools (Hammer, pliers, channel locks, sockets, tape measurer... etc.).
- At 90 days after being hired, is able to meet production goals.
- Receives minimal supervision, coordinates own tasks with a specific range of responsibilities under established procedures.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Requires judgment or initiative in resolving issues and making recommendations.
Minimum Physical Requirements
- Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
- Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
- Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
- Work in all types of weather.
- Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.
- Ability to lift and carry 51 to 75 lbs. occasionally, and/or 31 to 45 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 16 to 22 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
What Sets RK Industries Apart
Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, as well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.
Description
The Shop Pipe Welder is a highly skilled member of our fabrication team, responsible for producing precise, high-quality welds and assemblies that meet the strictest industry and customer standards. From interpreting blueprints and weld symbols to setting up fixtures and performing X-ray quality welds, this role requires technical expertise, craftsmanship, and attention to detail at every stage of production. In this position, you’ll work with advanced equipment—including overhead cranes, weld machines, and precision measuring tools—while collaborating with fabricators, foremen, and superintendents to keep projects on schedule. Your ability to fit, weld, and assemble process piping, hydronics, and pressure vessels to ASME and B31 codes ensures every product is built to last and delivered with excellence. Shop Fitter Welders are valued for their hands-on expertise, reliability, and commitment to safety. Their work lays the foundation for field success, ensuring every system fabricated in the shop is accurate, durable, and ready for installation.
Self. Made. at RK
At RK, Self. Made. isn’t a tagline, it’s how work gets done. People here build more than projects; they build capability, confidence, and careers they can be proud of. With so much work designed and fabricated in-house, ideas move quickly from concept to shop floor to job site. Teams collaborate across disciplines, solve real-world challenges, and grow through hands-on work that truly matters.
RK Company Overview
RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship. People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set. With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.
Position Summary
Perform trade specific quality work consistent with CAD/FAB and Energy procedures to ensure product meets or exceeds customer expectations.
Role Responsibilities
- Operate trade specific machinery and trade specific tools (i.e., calipers, weld gauges, tape measures, and other welding hand tools).
- Read, interpret and follow basic blueprints, diagrams, engineering drawings, specifications, weld symbols, bills of materials, and other written instructions or procedures to accurately create equipment and products.
- Identify product defects and effectively communicate defects to project foreman.
- Follow P&IDs for assembly tracks on projects.
- Create specific weldment set-ups and fixturing to meet geometric requirements.
- Working with overhead cranes, jib cranes, and forklifts.
- Work closely with other fabricators, welders and laborers to improve their skills and provide training.
- Maintain weld machines using preventative maintenance methods.
- Continually evaluate weld machine performance and technology to improve cycle times.
- Assist shop foreman or superintendent with production tracking and to ensure production goals are met.
- Communicate status of orders to the foreman or shop superintendent.
- Prioritize work flow through effective communication with management staff.
- Perform prioritized work flow assignments as directed by foreman or shop superintendent.
- Ability to maintain welder certification per customer and company procedure specifications.
- Perform X-Ray Quality Welds on process piping, hydronics, and pressure vessels.
- Using shop blueprints, fit up X-ray quality weld joints.
- ASME Pressure Vessel, Piping, Welding to B31.1, 31.3, 31.9 Criteria.
- Maintain a clean and safe work area.
- Other Duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 5 years of experience, 3 years welding experience minimum preferred.
- Familiarity with welding on a rotator, understands fitting up with a rotator in mind.
- Knowledge of various welding techniques, including MIG and ARC welding processes. Familiarity with TIG a plus.
- Knowledge of metallurgy.
- Knowledge of manual and mechanical welding techniques.
- Knowledge of pipe trade tools (Two-Hole Pins, Center-finders, Pipe wraps, Angle finders).
- Prior to being hired must be capable of proficiently passing 6G FCAW weld test.
- Within one week of hire must be capable of passing a 6G GMAW weld test. Also to include SMAW, GTAW, pulse highly desired skills.
- At 60 Days after being hired, employee must provide his/her set of hand tools (Hammer, pliers, channel locks, sockets, tape measurer... etc.).
- At 90 days after being hired, is able to meet production goals.
- Receives minimal supervision, coordinates own tasks with a specific range of responsibilities under established procedures.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Requires judgment or initiative in resolving issues and making recommendations.
Minimum Physical Requirements
- Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
- Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
- Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
- Work in all types of weather.
- Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.
- Ability to lift and carry 51 to 75 lbs. occasionally, and/or 31 to 45 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 16 to 22 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
What Sets RK Industries Apart
Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, as well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.
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Which companies sponsor visas for welders in Colorado?
Aerospace and defense contractors in the Denver metro, including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, have filed for welder sponsorships. Energy companies operating along the Front Range, wind turbine manufacturers like Vestas, and heavy industrial fabricators in Pueblo also appear in Department of Labor disclosure data for skilled trades sponsorships. Sponsorship availability varies by project demand and is never guaranteed.
Which visa types are most common for welder roles in Colorado?
The H-2B visa is the most frequently used category for welder roles, covering temporary or seasonal need. For welders with specialized skills or employer-sponsored permanent positions, the H-1B can apply if the role meets specialty occupation criteria, though this is less common in trades. EB-3 immigrant visas are another pathway when employers sponsor welders for permanent residency through the PERM labor certification process.
Which cities in Colorado have the most welder sponsorship jobs?
Denver and its suburbs, particularly Littleton and Aurora, see the highest concentration of welder sponsorship activity due to aerospace and defense manufacturing. Pueblo has a strong industrial fabrication base tied to steel and construction. Grand Junction serves the western slope oil and gas industry. Greeley and Fort Collins also see demand tied to agricultural equipment manufacturing and energy infrastructure projects.
How to find welder visa sponsorship jobs in Colorado?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to find welder visa sponsorship jobs in Colorado. The platform filters jobs specifically by sponsorship availability, so you can browse open welder roles in Denver, Pueblo, and other Colorado cities without sorting through positions that won't support a visa. Migrate Mate covers roles across energy, aerospace, and industrial fabrication sectors where Colorado sponsorship activity is highest.
Are there state-specific factors that affect welder visa sponsorship in Colorado?
Colorado's prevailing wage requirements under Department of Labor rules apply to sponsored welder positions, meaning employers must pay at least the locally determined wage for the role and county. The state's concentration of federally contracted aerospace and defense work creates consistent demand for skilled welders, and some of these employers have established sponsorship pipelines. Colorado's growing wind energy sector along the eastern plains is also an active source of sponsored skilled trades positions.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored welder jobs in Colorado?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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