Welder

Welder in Singapore: certification, rates and the request

Updated 4 November 2026

Welder rates in Singapore are not published on the sites we found, so the price is quoted per job, by welding method, metal and grade. Welding courses for certification cost about S$550 to S$750 before GST for a 3G course, according to providers' websites. Describe the job on BlaBlaPrice to get offers for your site.

The price depends on:

• the welding method, such as ARC, MIG or TIG;
• the position and grade you need, for example 3G, 4G or 6G;
• the metal and its thickness;
• whether the work is a short job or ongoing employment, and the pay for that period;
• the experience and certificates the worker holds.

Certificates and approved testing

Job listings often ask for a valid Singapore welding certificate, and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) approves training and testing centres for welder certification. Ask the welder which certificate they hold, its grade and when it was issued. Courses carry a cost: one provider's full fee is S$760 before GST, and the nett fee after funding is S$448.40 including GST. Some courses are subsidised through SkillsFuture.

Season and site work

Singapore is hot all year, with wet and dry seasons instead of winter and summer. Heavy rain stops outdoor welding and can make site work unsafe, so plan the bigger jobs for the drier weeks and agree what happens on a rain day. Ask whether the welder works indoors or outdoors and how they cover rain.

Workplace, units and delivery

Give the city where the work is, such as Singapore, Tampines, Jurong West, Woodlands or Ang Mo Kio, and whether the welder must travel. State the metal thickness in millimetres and the length of joints in metres, since Singapore uses metric units. Ask whether the price includes GST, which is 9 per cent, and whether tools and consumables are supplied.

What to write in the request

Say which welding method and metal you need, the grade or position, and the workplace. Add the schedule and whether the job is a one-time task or longer employment. State the pay, whether it is a monthly salary or a rate per job, and the years of experience you need. If the welder must hold a valid certificate, say so in the first line.

On BlaBlaPrice you describe the welding job in your own words in a chat, and you can add a photo of the work. It is free for buyers. The AI reads your request, asks for missing details, and looks through sellers' websites and price lists in Singapore before it shows the prices and businesses it found. Registered sellers reply in the chat with their own offer, and your contacts stay hidden until you decide. You can create a request, or look at construction and finishing works for related trades.