Body welder vs tig welder

The differences between body welders and tig 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 tig welder. Additionally, a tig welder has an average salary of $38,192, 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 tig welder are tig welding, carbon steel, and GTAW.

Body welder vs tig welder overview

	Body Welder	TIG Welder
Yearly salary	$32,146	$38,192
Hourly rate	$15.45	$18.36
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	11,289	7,053
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Body welder vs tig welder salary

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

	Body Welder	TIG Welder
Average salary	$32,146	$38,192
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $29,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Tualatin, OR
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Alfa Laval
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between body welder and tig welder education

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

	Body Welder	TIG Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Body welder vs tig welder demographics

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

	Body Welder	TIG Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 87.9% Female, 12.1%	Male, 92.3% Female, 7.7%
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, 9.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 2.9% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between body welder and tig 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.

Tig welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld 7ga-22ga together through GMAW (TIG) and (MIG) process.
Assist with minor repairs on steel and carbon steel with proper tig and flux core operation.
Work as TIG and MIG welder on carbon/stainless steel, arc-welder for product repair, and plasma cutter.
Weld items using TIG and MIG equipment and tools, bend cut and hammer pieces to fit the correct production piece.
Fit and make xray welds on sch.

Body welder vs tig welder skills

Common body welder skills

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

Common tig welder skills

Tig Welding, 35%
Carbon Steel, 8%
GTAW, 5%
Arc Welding, 4%
Hand Tools, 4%
Calipers, 3%