Marine Trade Jobs in Gulfport, MS
Pipe welders, pipefitters, structural welders, and shipfitters — a market AMS recruits from.
Marine work in Gulfport
Gulfport and the Mississippi coast carry a working marine-industrial base of new-construction and repair yards along the harbor, a short run from the big Pascagoula yards. It's part of the Mississippi market AMS recruits from.
The Mississippi coast's marine labor demand points up. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers documented a Gulfport Harbor expansion in March 2026, the metro's 2,220 welders earn one of the Gulf's higher medians — about $63,440 a year (BLS, May 2025), and a $5.706 million Department of Labor grant is funding shipbuilding training in Harrison County. AMS recruits from Gulfport and the coast — this isn't an active-crew market, but crews are working nearby Pascagoula and Mobile now, and travel and per-diem jobs are common. If you weld or fit on this coast, AMS pays $35–$40 an hour plus overtime.
Public-record market activity, not AMS clients. Cost of living here runs about 11% below the national average — your paycheck goes further.
The trades AMS hires in Gulfport
Work marine trades in Gulfport
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