Pipefitter Jobs in Orange, TX
Lay out, fabricate, and install marine pipe systems and supports.
What pipefitters earn around Orange
The median, range, and annual figures above are market data — Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area, via the U.S. Department of Labor's CareerOneStop. Cost of living here runs about 9% below the national average — your paycheck goes further. AMS pays $35–$40/hr plus overtime opportunities.
Pipefitters in the Orange market
Orange sits on the Sabine River at the Texas-Louisiana line, with new-construction and repair yards building tugs, barges, and government vessels. It rounds out the East Texas triangle — Houston, Port Arthur, Orange — that AMS actively recruits welders and fitters from.
In Orange the pipefitter's work goes through Conrad Orange Shipyard and Bludworth Marine, and it is the spool fabrication and fit-up that has to be dimensionally right before any welder strikes an arc.
- Conrad Orange Shipyard
- Bludworth Marine
Named as public-record market activity — where marine work happens in this area, not a statement of AMS contracts.
- City population
- 19,178
- Median household income
- $60,183
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Cost of living (US = 100)
- 91.079
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-year · BEA Regional Price Parities. Figures are for Orange city, Texas, not the wider metro area.
What a pipefitter does in Orange
Pipefitters lay out, fabricate, and install the pipe systems a ship runs on — cutting and threading, fitting spools, setting flanges, valves, and hangers, and prepping joints for the welders. It takes drawing literacy, precise measurement, and the flexibility to adapt to the diversification of marine and industrial projects. Pipefitters and pipe welders work the job side by side.
Why Orange needs pipefitters right now
New construction is the pipefitter's showcase, and Orange builds new. Conrad's yard on the Sabine River turns out tugs, barges, and government vessels — hulls that need complete piping systems laid out and installed from bare steel: fuel, ballast, hydraulics, fire main, all fit before the welders close it up. Working from clean drawings on a new hull demands its own discipline — everything has to land right the first time, because the whole boat runs on a schedule.
Orange sits inside the Beaumont–Port Arthur metro, where roughly 1,980 welders and the region's refinery economy set a competitive floor for skilled trades (BLS, May 2025). For fitters, AMS offers a marine-first alternative: $35–$40/hr plus overtime on vessel systems across the Gulf, recruiting straight from the Orange market. Travel and per-diem work is common, and new-build layout experience travels especially well — every hull program on the coast wants it.
If you've outfitted new tugs or barges at a Sabine River yard, installed complete systems from spool drawings on brand-new hulls, or fit government-vessel pipe to inspection standards, you hold the front-end skills every pipe crew builds on. Fitters who've taken a hull from bare steel to finished systems are scarce and getting scarcer. AMS pays $35–$40/hr plus overtime for that experience — even though the résumé itself is optional.
Bring your experience to AMSPipefitter jobs in Orange — FAQ
How much do pipefitters make in Orange, TX?
In the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area, pipefitters earn a median of about $29.92 per hour — typically $21.94–$41.05 per hour (BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics via the U.S. Department of Labor's CareerOneStop). With local prices at 91.079 against a national 100, that median buys roughly what $32.85 an hour would nationally. AMS pays $35–$40/hr plus overtime opportunities; the rate for a specific role is discussed when you apply.
Does AMS hire pipefitters in Orange?
AMS recruits pipefitters across the Gulf Coast, including the Orange market, for marine fabrication and repair work. Apply and tell us your trade, your experience, and whether you can travel.
What do I need to get hired as a pipefitter in Orange?
For pipefitters, AMS looks first at iso & spool drawings and layout & fit-up. Every role also requires passing a shipyard safety orientation and a drug screen, and a TWIC card is usually needed for yard access at Conrad Orange Shipyard and similar facilities. Bring your certifications — apply and an AMS representative will go over the specifics.
What is the commute like for Orange yard work?
Workers in Orange city, Texas report an average commute of about 23 minutes (U.S. Census ACS). Yard start times are early, so most crews plan the drive around shift change rather than rush hour. If you would rather travel to the work than commute to it, AMS runs per-diem assignments across the Gulf Coast.
Ready to work as a pipefitter in Orange?
Tell us your trade and experience — an AMS representative will follow up. Résumé optional.