Body welder vs welder helper

The differences between body welders and welder helpers 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 helper. Additionally, a body welder has an average salary of $32,146, which is higher than the $29,684 average annual salary of a welder helper.

The top three skills for a body welder include assembly line, toyota and quality inspection. The most important skills for a welder helper are grind welds, MIG, and grinders.

Body welder vs welder helper overview

	Body Welder	Welder Helper
Yearly salary	$32,146	$29,684
Hourly rate	$15.45	$14.27
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	11,289	21,605
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Body welder vs welder helper salary

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

	Body Welder	Welder Helper
Average salary	$32,146	$29,684
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Bakersfield, CA
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Kiewit
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between body welder and welder helper education

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

	Body Welder	Welder Helper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Body welder vs welder helper demographics

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

	Body Welder	Welder Helper
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 87.9% Female, 12.1%	Male, 92.1% Female, 7.9%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between body welder and welder helper 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 helper example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld structural material including carbon steel and stainless steel using SMAW, and MIG processes.
Perform welder duties using SMAW, PAC, GMAW, oxy-fuel cutting, and GTAW processes.
Work on vessels welding using SMAW and FCAW
Can also Tig weld and use the process FCAW
Perform welder helper duties using electric, oxyacetylene, MIG and TIG welding processes.

Body welder vs welder helper skills

Common body welder skills

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

Common welder helper skills

Grind Welds, 10%
MIG, 9%
Grinders, 9%
Safety Equipment, 7%
Arc Welding, 7%
GMAW, 6%