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Marine Trade Jobs in Houma, LA
Pipe welders, pipefitters, structural welders, and shipfitters — AMS has crews working here now.
The market
Marine work in Houma
Houma sits at the heart of Louisiana's shipbuilding and offshore-marine corridor along the Houma Navigation Canal, running down through Larose and Galliano — home to Bollinger Houma and Edison Chouest's North American Shipbuilding, some of the largest offshore-service builders on the Gulf Coast. AMS has crews working Houma right now, and it's the market where the next couple of weeks matter most.
Marine employers in this market
Bollinger Houma (BHS)Edison Chouest / North American Shipbuilding (Larose)Gulf Island FabricationThoma-Sea Marine
Public-record market activity, not AMS clients. Cost of living here runs about 12% below the national average — your paycheck goes further.
Open trades
The trades AMS hires in Houma
Pipe Welder jobs in Houmamedian $27.40/hr · Weld marine pipe systems to code — carbon steel, stainless, aluminum, copper-nickel.Pipefitter jobs in Houmamedian $26.56/hr · Lay out, fabricate, and install marine pipe systems and supports.Structural Welder jobs in Houmamedian $27.40/hr · Weld hulls, decks, bulkheads, and steel structures — new build and repair.Shipfitter jobs in HoumaLay out, cut, fit, and align steel plate and structure for the welders.
Work marine trades in Houma
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