Industrial craft hiring remains active across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Wyoming and other major construction and maintenance markets. The opportunities below were selected for pipefitters, welders, boilermakers, millwrights, electricians, scaffold builders and other traveling industrial workers.

1. Bechtel — Journeyman Pipefitter

Location: Port Arthur, Texas

• Position: Journeyman Pipefitter
• Trade: Pipefitter
• Pay: $33–$37/hour
• Per Diem: $100/day
• Project Type: Heavy industrial construction
• Employment: Project-based industrial work
• TWIC: Confirm with hiring
• NCCER: Confirm with hiring
• Verified: September 8, 2026

This is one of the stronger currently advertised opportunities for traveling pipefitters because both hourly pay and per diem are being advertised.

At $37/hour plus $100 per diem, the compensation can become attractive when substantial overtime is available. Workers should confirm the current schedule and per-diem eligibility before traveling.

2. Turner Industries — Pipefitter

Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi

• Position: Pipefitter
• Trade: Industrial Pipefitter
• Pay: $32/hour
• Employment: Full-time
• Per Diem: Not publicly confirmed
• Benefits: Health, dental, life, vision, holidays and vacation upon eligibility
• Closing Date: September 24, 2026
• Project Type: Industrial construction / maintenance
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Turner continues to recruit craft workers throughout the Gulf Coast. This opening is particularly notable because Turner publicly lists the $32/hour wage rather than requiring applicants to contact recruiting for compensation information.

3. Turner Industries — Pipefitter

Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas

• Position: Pipe Fitter
• Trade: Industrial Pipefitter
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Not publicly listed
• Per Diem: Not publicly listed
• Closing Date: September 27, 2026
• Project Type: Industrial / petrochemical
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Mont Belvieu remains one of the most important petrochemical and natural-gas-liquids hubs on the Gulf Coast. Pipefitters with refinery, chemical plant, gas-processing or fractionation experience should keep this market on their radar.

4. Turner Industries — Pipefitter

Location: Gregory, Texas

• Position: Pipefitter
• Trade: Industrial Pipefitter
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Not publicly listed
• Per Diem: Not publicly listed
• Closing Date: October 3, 2026
• Project Type: Industrial
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Gregory sits inside the Corpus Christi industrial corridor, making this another Texas Gulf Coast opportunity worth watching for traveling craft workers.

5. Turner Industries — Pipefitter

Location: Plaquemine, Louisiana

• Position: Pipefitter
• Trade: Industrial Pipefitter
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Confirm with hiring
• Per Diem: Not publicly confirmed
• Closing Date: September 13, 2026
• Project Type: Petrochemical / industrial
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Plaquemine is part of Louisiana’s major Mississippi River industrial corridor. The area contains substantial petrochemical and process-industry infrastructure and regularly generates maintenance, turnaround and capital-project craft demand.

6. Turner Industries — Pipefitter Fabricator

Location: Plaquemine, Louisiana

• Position: Pipefitter Fabricator
• Trade: Pipefitting / Fabrication
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Confirm with hiring
• Per Diem: Not publicly listed
• Closing Date: September 10, 2026
• Project Type: Industrial fabrication
• Verified: September 8, 2026

This position may be particularly suitable for experienced fitters comfortable with fabrication, measurements, drawings, fitting orientation and shop or field spool assembly.

7. Turner Industries — Combination Welder

Location: Pasadena, Texas

• Position: Combination Welder
• Trade: Industrial Welding
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Confirm with hiring
• Per Diem: Not publicly listed
• Closing Date: September 17, 2026
• Project Type: Petrochemical / industrial
• Weld Test: Qualification testing should be expected
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Pasadena remains one of the strongest refinery and petrochemical employment markets in the country. Experienced combination welders should expect employers in this market to place significant emphasis on qualification testing and industrial experience.

8. Turner Industries — Combination Welder

Location: Chocolate Bayou / Alvin, Texas

• Position: Combination Welder
• Trade: Industrial Welding
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Confirm with hiring
• Per Diem: Not publicly listed
• Closing Date: September 10, 2026
• Project Type: Petrochemical / industrial
• Verified: September 8, 2026

The application window on this position is approaching quickly. Welders interested in the Gulf Coast market should verify availability before making travel arrangements.

9. Turner Industries — Pipe Welder

Location: Kingsport, Tennessee

• Position: Pipe Welder
• Trade: Pipe Welding
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Confirm with hiring
• Per Diem: Not publicly listed
• Closing Date: September 19, 2026
• Weld Test: Expect qualification testing
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Turner is recruiting several crafts in Kingsport, which may indicate broader project or maintenance manpower requirements rather than an isolated welding opening.

10. Turner Industries — Boilermakers

Turner currently shows multiple boilermaker opportunities.

• Axis, Alabama: Closing September 30
• Pass Christian, Mississippi: Closing September 24
• Port Lavaca, Texas: Currently listed until filled
• Saint Paul Park, Minnesota: Currently listed through December 31
• Trade: Boilermaker
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Varies by location
• Per Diem: Confirm individually
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Traveling boilermakers should compare the schedule, overtime and per diem rather than evaluating these opportunities solely by base hourly rate.

11. Turner Industries — Millwrights

Turner is also actively recruiting millwrights across several industrial markets.

• Axis, Alabama
• Kingsport, Tennessee
• Port Lavaca, Texas
• Houston, Texas
• Pasadena, Texas
• Position: Industrial / Maintenance Millwright
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Varies by location
• Per Diem: Confirm with hiring
• Project Type: Maintenance / industrial construction
• Verified: September 8, 2026

The number of active locations makes Turner worth watching closely for millwrights willing to travel.

12. Turner Industries — Scaffold Builders

Turner currently has scaffold-builder openings in several locations.

• Decatur, Alabama
• Gregory, Texas
• Hopewell, Virginia
• Pass Christian, Mississippi
• Trade: Scaffold Builder
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Varies by project
• Per Diem: Confirm with hiring
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Multiple scaffold openings often accompany larger maintenance, construction or turnaround manpower requirements because scaffold crews are among the first support crafts mobilized and among the last to demobilize.

13. Turner Industries — Electricians

Turner currently shows electrical hiring in several industrial markets.

• Mount Belvieu, Texas
• Decatur, Alabama
• Kingsport, Tennessee
• Deer Park, Texas — Journeyman Electrician
• Kingsport, Tennessee — Electrician Helper
• Employment: Full-time
• Pay: Varies by location
• Per Diem: Confirm with hiring
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Mount Belvieu and Deer Park are particularly important markets because of the concentration of refineries, chemical plants, terminals, fractionation facilities and related industrial infrastructure.

14. Turner Industries — Crane Operators

Locations: Pasadena, Texas and Norco, Louisiana

• Trade: Crane Operator
• Employment: Full-time
• Certification: NCCER or NCCCO certification specifically identified for the Norco position
• CDL: Required for the Norco position
• Pay: Confirm with hiring
• Per Diem: Confirm with hiring
• Verified: September 8, 2026

Certified crane operators with industrial experience continue to be valuable because major maintenance and construction projects require extensive lifting support for piping, exchangers, vessels, structural components and equipment.

15. Zachry Group — Industrial Welder

Location: Sinclair, Wyoming

• Company: Zachry Group
• Facility: HF Sinclair Parco
• Position: Industrial Combination Welder / Rig Welder / Structural Welder
• Trade: Welding
• Employment: Full-time
• Per Diem: Available for qualified candidates
• Project Type: Industrial maintenance
• Weld Qualification: Required
• Drug Testing: Required
• Site Training: Required
• Verified: September 8, 2026

This opportunity stands out because per diem is specifically advertised for qualified candidates.

The work is associated with a refinery maintenance site, making it especially relevant for welders already accustomed to active operating facilities, confined spaces, elevated work and heavy industrial equipment.

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The strongest areas to watch right now include:

• Port Arthur, Texas — Bechtel pipefitter hiring with advertised pay and per diem.
• Mont Belvieu, Texas — Pipefitter and electrical demand inside one of America’s largest NGL and petrochemical hubs.
• Pasadena / Deer Park, Texas — Welders, millwrights, electricians, instrument fitters, crane operators and other crafts.
• Gregory / Corpus Christi, Texas — Pipefitting and scaffold opportunities.
• Plaquemine, Louisiana — Pipefitters, fabricators, inspection and industrial support positions.
• Pass Christian, Mississippi — Pipefitters, boilermakers, welders, scaffold builders and laborers.
• Kingsport, Tennessee — Pipefitters, pipe welders, millwrights, electricians and carpenters.
• Sinclair, Wyoming — Refinery maintenance welding with per diem available to qualified travelers.

Best Traveling Opportunity This Update

Bechtel — Port Arthur, Texas

The advertised $33–$37/hour plus $100/day per diem makes this one of the more immediately interesting opportunities for traveling journeyman pipefitters.

A worker receiving $37/hour on a hypothetical 60-hour week would generate approximately $2,590 in gross taxable wages before deductions, plus applicable per diem if eligible.

Workers should always verify the schedule, overtime, per-diem eligibility, start date, project duration, testing requirements and current availability directly with recruiting before dragging up or traveling to a project.

Verified: September 8, 2026

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