Current hiring activity continues across industrial construction, outages, shipyards, manufacturing facilities and data-center projects. This update focuses on pipefitters, pipe welders, electricians, millwrights and other skilled trades, with priority given to recently posted traveling opportunities and projects offering per diem.
Pipefitters & Pipe Welders — Rome, Georgia
Company: American Industrial Construction
Position: Journeyman Pipefitter / Pipe Welder
Trade: Pipefitter / Pipe Welder
Location: Rome, Georgia
Pay: Pipefitters $34/hour; Pipe Welders $35/hour
Per Diem: $200/day worked
Schedule: 7 × 11.5-hour shifts
Start Date: September 20, 2026
Duration: Up to 10 days
Project Type: Paper Mill Outage
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: NCCER Plus Pipefitter adds $1/hour
Contact: Company recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
This is a short-duration outage with a heavy schedule. The listing also advertises time-and-a-half for hours worked and mileage reimbursement of up to $600 traveling into the project and up to $600 traveling home when applicable.
Pipefitter — Alexandria, Louisiana
Company: Calcasieu Mechanical Contractors
Position: Pipefitter
Trade: Pipefitter
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
Pay: Confirm with employer
Per Diem: Confirm with employer
Schedule: Full-time
Start Date: Hiring now
Duration: Not specified
Project Type: Data Center Construction
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: Not listed
Contact: Company recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
Pipefitters are being recruited specifically for a data-center project in Alexandria. The mechanical scope is tied to piping and HVAC infrastructure, making this another example of data-center construction generating work beyond the traditional electrical trades.
Industrial Pipefitters — Louisiana
Company: Trillium Construction
Position: Industrial Pipefitter
Trade: Pipefitter
Location: Holly Ridge / West Monroe, Louisiana
Pay: Up to $37/hour
Per Diem: $120/day for all seven days when required shifts are completed
Schedule: Minimum 5 × 10s with some 6–7 day weeks
Start Date: Hiring now
Duration: Approximately 2 months
Project Type: Data Center / Fabrication Shop
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: Not listed
Contact: Trillium recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
The work includes small-bore industrial piping associated with data-center construction and fabrication. Pipefitters may be required to field-route carbon-steel piping under 2 inches, work with material through Schedule 80 and produce basic piping-isometric sketches.
Pipe Welder Journeyman — Vicksburg, Mississippi
Company: TIC — The Industrial Company
Position: Pipe Welder Journeyman
Trade: Pipe Welder
Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi
Pay: Confirm with employer
Per Diem: Confirm with employer
Schedule: Confirm with employer
Start Date: Current hiring
Duration: Not specified
Project Type: Industrial Construction
TWIC: Confirm with employer
NCCER: Confirm with employer
Contact: TIC recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
A current journeyman pipe-welder opening was identified in Vicksburg. Travelers should verify the welding processes, test requirements, schedule and travel package directly during application.
Pipe Welder Journeyman — Greenville, Mississippi
Company: TIC — The Industrial Company
Position: Pipe Welder Journeyman
Trade: Pipe Welder
Location: Greenville, Mississippi
Pay: Confirm with employer
Per Diem: Confirm with employer
Schedule: Confirm with employer
Start Date: Current hiring
Duration: Not specified
Project Type: Industrial Construction
TWIC: Confirm with employer
NCCER: Confirm with employer
Contact: TIC recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
TIC is also showing current journeyman pipe-welder hiring in Greenville. The opening was recently posted and adds another Mississippi opportunity for experienced industrial welders.
Pipe Welders — Pascagoula, Mississippi
Company: HII / Ingalls Shipbuilding
Position: Pipe Welder
Trade: Pipe Welder
Location: Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pay: Company wage scale
Per Diem: Not listed
Schedule: Multiple shifts
Start Date: Hiring now
Duration: Full-time
Project Type: Shipbuilding / Marine Industrial
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: Not listed
Contact: Ingalls Shipbuilding recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
Ingalls continues recruiting pipe welders at its Pascagoula shipyard. The facility builds and maintains major U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels and represents a large, long-term source of skilled-trade employment along the Gulf Coast.
Pipefitters — Pascagoula, Mississippi
Company: HII / Ingalls Shipbuilding
Position: Pipefitter
Trade: Pipefitter
Location: Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pay: Company wage scale
Per Diem: Not listed
Schedule: Multiple shifts
Start Date: Hiring now
Duration: Full-time
Project Type: Shipbuilding / Marine Industrial
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: Not listed
Contact: Ingalls Shipbuilding recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
Current pipefitter hiring remains active at Ingalls. The work is associated with marine piping systems aboard large military vessels and can involve fabrication, installation, layout and fitting in a heavy-industrial shipyard environment.
Pipefitter — Goose Creek, South Carolina
Company: HII
Position: Mechanical Technician K1 — Pipefitter
Trade: Pipefitter
Location: Goose Creek, South Carolina
Pay: Confirm with employer
Per Diem: Not listed
Schedule: Confirm with employer
Start Date: Hiring now
Duration: Full-time
Project Type: Industrial / Manufacturing
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: Not listed
Contact: HII recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
A pipefitter position posted September 16 remains part of HII’s current operations hiring in Goose Creek. HII is simultaneously recruiting several other skilled and industrial positions at this location.
Industrial Electrician — Goose Creek, South Carolina
Company: HII
Position: Mechanical Technician D3 — Electrician
Trade: Electrician
Location: Goose Creek, South Carolina
Pay: Confirm with employer
Per Diem: Not listed
Schedule: Confirm with employer
Start Date: Hiring now
Duration: Full-time
Project Type: Industrial / Manufacturing
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: Not listed
Contact: HII recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
The electrician position was posted September 18, making it one of the newest skilled-trade openings identified in this search.
Welding Foreman — Goose Creek, South Carolina
Company: HII
Position: Welding Foreman
Trade: Welding / Supervision
Location: Goose Creek, South Carolina
Pay: Confirm with employer
Per Diem: Not listed
Schedule: Confirm with employer
Start Date: Hiring now
Duration: Full-time
Project Type: Industrial / Manufacturing
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: Not listed
Contact: HII recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
Experienced welders looking to move into supervision may want to watch this opening. The position is specifically classified as a welding foreman role within HII’s current Goose Creek hiring activity.
Pipe Welders — Georgetown, South Carolina
Company: Thompson Construction Group
Position: Pipe Welder
Trade: Pipe Welder
Location: Georgetown, South Carolina
Pay: $34/hour
Per Diem: $120/day
Schedule: Confirm with employer
Start Date: September 2026
Duration: Approximately 3 months
Project Type: Industrial Construction
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: Not listed
Contact: Thompson Construction recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
Traveling pipe welders are being recruited for an approximately three-month industrial assignment. The combination of hourly pay, per diem and several months of expected duration makes this a project worth watching for travelers in the Southeast.
Boilermakers — Axis, Alabama
Company: Turner Industries
Position: Boilermaker
Trade: Boilermaker
Location: Axis, Alabama
Pay: Confirm with employer
Per Diem: None listed
Schedule: 7 × 10s
Start Date: September 28, 2026
Duration: Through approximately October 18, 2026
Project Type: Industrial Turnaround
TWIC: Confirm with employer
NCCER: National certification preferred and may be required by the client
Contact: Turner Industries recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
The turnaround scope includes work involving boilers, tanks, pressure vessels, exchangers and heaters. Industrial rigging knowledge and experience using common boilermaker tools are expected.
Structural Welders — Crawfordsville, Indiana
Company: Bench Craft Company
Position: Structural Welder
Trade: Welder
Location: Crawfordsville, Indiana
Pay: Up to $34/hour based on experience
Per Diem: $100/day
Schedule: 7 × 12s
Start Date: October 1, 2026
Duration: Through approximately October 30, 2026
Project Type: Industrial Structural Work
TWIC: Not listed
NCCER: Not listed
Contact: Company recruiting
Verified: 09/19/2026
This upcoming assignment is scheduled around a heavy seven-day, 12-hour workweek. Qualified travelers should verify overtime structure, weld testing and the exact per-diem eligibility requirements before mobilizing.
What NÆXON Is Watching
Data-center construction continues to emerge as a significant source of work for pipefitters, electricians, welders, controls technicians, HVAC trades, millwrights, riggers and supervisors. NÆXON will continue tracking these projects alongside refinery turnarounds, petrochemical work, LNG and pipeline construction, power-generation projects, manufacturing expansions and major industrial outages.
Travelers should always confirm pay, overtime rules, per-diem eligibility, schedule, duration, weld tests, NCCER requirements, TWIC requirements and start dates directly with the employer or recruiter before traveling to a project. Industrial manpower requirements can change quickly as projects move between mobilization, peak construction, commissioning and outage phases.
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