Body welder vs maintenance welder

The differences between body welders and maintenance welders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a body welder and a maintenance welder. Additionally, a maintenance welder has an average salary of $40,659, which is higher than the $32,146 average annual salary of a body welder.

The top three skills for a body welder include assembly line, toyota and quality inspection. The most important skills for a maintenance welder are MIG, arc welding, and hand tools.

Body welder vs maintenance welder overview

	Body Welder	Maintenance Welder
Yearly salary	$32,146	$40,659
Hourly rate	$15.45	$19.55
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	11,289	78,332
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Body welder vs maintenance welder salary

Body welders and maintenance welders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Body Welder	Maintenance Welder
Average salary	$32,146	$40,659
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Renton, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	BNSF Railway
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between body welder and maintenance welder education

There are a few differences between a body welder and a maintenance welder in terms of educational background:

	Body Welder	Maintenance Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Body welder vs maintenance welder demographics

Here are the differences between body welders' and maintenance welders' demographics:

	Body Welder	Maintenance Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 87.9% Female, 12.1%	Male, 92.8% Female, 7.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 3.4% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 2.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between body welder and maintenance welder duties and responsibilities

Body welder example responsibilities.

Perform preventive maintenance, electronic robotic operation, pneumatic system operation, and initial quality control.
Recommend and implement cost reductive measures on the Tacoma front door and hood shell-body weld jig designs.
Use a power tugger to move parts to other departments.
Perform preventive maintenance, electronic robotic operation, pneumatic system operation, and initial quality control.

Maintenance welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Experience in welding pressure tanks, stainless pipes and aluminum tanks using GMAW, FCAW, GTAW.
Perform rework utilizing SMAW and FCAW welding skills.
Perform TIG welding of stainless pipe and equipment repairs.
Certify students in weld processes SMAW, GMAW, GTAW.OAW, and both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Install duct work, blowers, dampers, flow boxes, and the structure the components set on.

Body welder vs maintenance welder skills

Common body welder skills

Assembly Line, 29%
Toyota, 20%
Quality Inspection, 17%
Quality Checks, 16%
Hand Tools, 10%
Jigs, 7%

Common maintenance welder skills

MIG, 10%
Arc Welding, 8%
Hand Tools, 7%
GMAW, 7%
SMAW, 6%
GTAW, 5%