ANNUAL SALARY$107,051 (flat-rated)The salary for the Harbor Department is $109,160 (flat-rated)The salary range in the Department of Water and Power is $127,430 to $133,632. The salary range covers multiple pay grades within the class. NOTES:Candidates from the eligible list are normally appointed to vacancies in the lower pay grade positions. The current salary is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer. For information regarding reciprocity between the City of Los Angeles departments and LADWP, go to Reciprocity. City. Deptsand. DWP.pdf. A Welder performs skilled heating, welding, plasma cutting, and brazing, using arc, flux core, MIG, and TIG welding on a variety of modern metals in a shop, in a generating station, or in the field, using oxyacetylene and electric welding equipment; layout and fabrication work, using manual and power shears, hydraulic punch presses, notchers, benders, drill presses, disc sanders, bench and box breaks, rollers, and a variety of hand tools; reads blueprints, and maintains equipment, performing minor mechanical repairs. NOTE:A Welder may weld at various heights, including working on scaffolding, in excavations, boats, barges, container cranes, on fuel tanks, confined spaces, and in other hazardous locations; and may be required to wear a full or half-face respirator mask under certain working conditions. REQUIREMENT(S)/ MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S) Completion of a recognized apprenticeship as a welder; or. Four years of full-time paid experience in the following welding processes: shielded metal arc, tungsten inert gas, gas metal arc, and oxyacetylene cutting. Completion of a welding program at an accredited institution may be substituted for each year of experience lacking up to a maximum of two years at a rate of 15 units in welding to one year of experience specified in Requirement #2.