Assembly room supervisor vs welding supervisor

The differences between assembly room supervisors and welding supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an assembly room supervisor and a welding supervisor. Additionally, an assembly room supervisor has an average salary of $65,118, which is higher than the $55,605 average annual salary of a welding supervisor.

The top three skills for an assembly room supervisor include CNC, assembly line and . The most important skills for a welding supervisor are GMAW, blueprint specifications, and aluminum.

Assembly room supervisor vs welding supervisor overview

	Assembly Room Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$65,118	$55,605
Hourly rate	$31.31	$26.73
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	48,814	27,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Assembly room supervisor vs welding supervisor salary

Assembly room supervisors and welding supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assembly Room Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average salary	$65,118	$55,605
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $101,000	Between $41,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Fontana, CA
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	BWX Technologies
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between assembly room supervisor and welding supervisor education

There are a few differences between an assembly room supervisor and a welding supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Assembly Room Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Health Care Administration	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Assembly room supervisor vs welding supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between assembly room supervisors' and welding supervisors' demographics:

	Assembly Room Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 55.2% Female, 44.8%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 6.2% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between assembly room supervisor and welding supervisor duties and responsibilities

Assembly room supervisor example responsibilities.

Coach and mentore team leads, responsible for ensuring teams meet and exceed KPI's.
Analyze MRP system and workload data to effectively plan manpower and distribute work between the manufacturing areas and the machine shop.
Work with negotiating team and the UAW, IAM, and USW to successfully implement work teams with hourly group leaders.

Welding supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage what parts are run with each other and when they are run.
Manage payroll, order all safety equipment, PPE, and spare parts require to keep production rates up.
Manage weld process controls of GMAW-P, CV both robotic and semi-automatic; to include GTAW both robotic and semi-automatic.
Manage warranty repair/restoration of company valves involving strict API and ISO requirements/procedures.
Certify MIG & TIG welding on steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
Work solo and over crews SMAW, GTAW & FCAW procedures perform

Assembly room supervisor vs welding supervisor skills

Common assembly room supervisor skills

CNC, 64%
Assembly Line, 36%

Common welding supervisor skills

GMAW, 8%
Blueprint Specifications, 7%
Aluminum, 7%
AWS, 7%
Arc Welding, 6%
GTAW, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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