Body welder vs welder fitter

The differences between body welders and welder fitters 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 welder fitter. Additionally, a welder fitter has an average salary of $39,676, 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 welder fitter are MIG, hand tools, and arc welding.

Body welder vs welder fitter overview

	Body Welder	Welder Fitter
Yearly salary	$32,146	$39,676
Hourly rate	$15.45	$19.07
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	11,289	8,022
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Body welder vs welder fitter salary

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

	Body Welder	Welder Fitter
Average salary	$32,146	$39,676
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $28,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Jefferson Lab
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between body welder and welder fitter education

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

	Body Welder	Welder Fitter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Body welder vs welder fitter demographics

Here are the differences between body welders' and welder fitters' demographics:

	Body Welder	Welder Fitter
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 87.9% Female, 12.1%	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 2.7% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between body welder and welder fitter 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.

Welder fitter example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Align parts in relation to each other, using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
Align and fit according to specifications using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars and hammers.
Weld and fit per drawing: GTAW aluminum, stainless, steel, and copper-nickel pipe.
Fabricate parts and equipment using GTAW process on thin metals such as aluminum & other precious metals.
Manufacture mobile home frames using fixtures, heat beam for a perfect chamber while applying welding procedures of SMAW and GMAW.

Body welder vs welder fitter skills

Common body welder skills

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

Common welder fitter skills

MIG, 13%
Hand Tools, 7%
Arc Welding, 5%
GMAW, 5%
Aluminum, 5%
Stainless Steel, 5%