Assistant production supervisor vs welding supervisor

The differences between assistant production 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 assistant production supervisor and a welding supervisor. Additionally, a welding supervisor has an average salary of $55,605, which is higher than the $50,754 average annual salary of an assistant production supervisor.

The top three skills for an assistant production supervisor include GMP, production equipment and safety procedures. The most important skills for a welding supervisor are GMAW, blueprint specifications, and aluminum.

Assistant production supervisor vs welding supervisor overview

	Assistant Production Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,754	$55,605
Hourly rate	$24.40	$26.73
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	76,380	27,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Assistant production supervisor vs welding supervisor salary

Assistant production supervisors and welding supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Production Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average salary	$50,754	$55,605
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $69,000	Between $41,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	Fargo, ND	Fontana, CA
Highest paying state	Wyoming	Wyoming
Best paying company	Marvin and	BWX Technologies
Best paying industry	Health Care	Professional

Differences between assistant production supervisor and welding supervisor education

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

	Assistant Production Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Assistant production supervisor vs welding supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between assistant production supervisors' and welding supervisors' demographics:

	Assistant Production Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 70.6% Female, 29.4%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.3% 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 assistant production supervisor and welding supervisor duties and responsibilities

Assistant production supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage data reports, analyze and provide data to improve operational performance to include OEE, process reliability and labor optimization.
Communicate directly with USDA official in maintaining proper product handling and sanitation procedures and requirements.
Participate in Kaizen process to develop a new detergent dispensing station to improve safety, ergonomics and to save money.
Participate in a Kaizen event that reduce factory downtime associate with chassis changeovers.
Operate brazing, ultrasonic welding and spot welding equipment to meet establish close tolerances and quality requirements.

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

Assistant production supervisor vs welding supervisor skills

Common assistant production supervisor skills

GMP, 9%
Production Equipment, 8%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Process Improvement, 6%
Production Supervisors, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%

Common welding supervisor skills

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

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