Boilermaker welder vs robotic welder

The differences between boilermaker welders and robotic 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 boilermaker welder and a robotic welder. Additionally, a boilermaker welder has an average salary of $49,490, which is higher than the $33,303 average annual salary of a robotic welder.

The top three skills for a boilermaker welder include MIG, OSHA and torches. The most important skills for a robotic welder are MIG, GMAW, and calipers.

Boilermaker welder vs robotic welder overview

	Boilermaker Welder	Robotic Welder
Yearly salary	$49,490	$33,303
Hourly rate	$23.79	$16.01
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,076	7,380
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Boilermaker welder vs robotic welder salary

Boilermaker welders and robotic welders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Boilermaker Welder	Robotic Welder
Average salary	$49,490	$33,303
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $66,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Sanmina
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between boilermaker welder and robotic welder education

There are a few differences between a boilermaker welder and a robotic welder in terms of educational background:

	Boilermaker Welder	Robotic Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Boilermaker welder vs robotic welder demographics

Here are the differences between boilermaker welders' and robotic welders' demographics:

	Boilermaker Welder	Robotic Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 96.8% Female, 3.2%	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 2.6% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between boilermaker welder and robotic welder duties and responsibilities

Boilermaker welder example responsibilities.

Mirror welding reheat tubes in accordance with all GMAW SMAW standard's, assist in all demo, prep work and installation
Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs or turnbuckles.
Perform assign welding task utilizing SMAW and GTAW process and anchor bolt installation.
Complete welds on tubes, , GTAW on root pass, hot pass, fill and cap.
Weld all positions, demo and repair Pre-flash tower.
Perform inconel overlie pad welding using the gmaw process.

Robotic welder example responsibilities.

Weld aluminum, stainless steel and regular steel.
Assist in the integration, start-up and debug of plant floor welding equipment, including weld controls, MIG welding robots.
Hand-Weld MIG/ TIG as needed.
Set up fixturing to weld aluminum concrete forms to print.
Bolt, clamp and tack weld parts to secure position for welding.
Programme Motoman (robot) to TIG the flanges on exhaust headers.

Boilermaker welder vs robotic welder skills

Common boilermaker welder skills

MIG, 10%
OSHA, 7%
Torches, 6%
Pressure Vessels, 6%
SMAW, 6%
Safety Valves, 5%

Common robotic welder skills

MIG, 11%
GMAW, 7%
Calipers, 7%
Tig Welding, 7%
Tack, 6%
Clamp, 5%