Certified maintenance welder vs welder

The differences between certified maintenance welders and welders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a certified maintenance welder, becoming a welder takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a certified maintenance welder has an average salary of $52,201, which is higher than the $39,696 average annual salary of a welder.

The top three skills for a certified maintenance welder include MIG, mechanical equipment and TIG. The most important skills for a welder are arc welding, aluminum, and hand tools.

Certified maintenance welder vs welder overview

	Certified Maintenance Welder	Welder
Yearly salary	$52,201	$39,696
Hourly rate	$25.10	$19.08
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	93,052	9,463
Job satisfaction	-	4.25
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 42%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	4

Certified maintenance welder vs welder salary

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

	Certified Maintenance Welder	Welder
Average salary	$52,201	$39,696
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $67,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Woburn, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	California Resources
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between certified maintenance welder and welder education

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

	Certified Maintenance Welder	Welder
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 42%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Education	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Certified maintenance welder vs welder demographics

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

	Certified Maintenance Welder	Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 2.3% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 3.0% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between certified maintenance welder and welder duties and responsibilities

Certified maintenance welder example responsibilities.

Maintain air compressors, HVAC systems, electrical and pneumatic systems throughout plant.
Shield metal arc welding, Oxy-acetylene welding and cutting, gas metal, flux core, submerge and plasma.
Use trade procedures such as brazing, soldering, flame and arc-cutting, surface hardening, annealing and metal spraying.
Perform MIG and stick welds and erecting structural steel utilize for building skeletons including specific/ detail measurements for accuracy.
Perform MIG and stick welds and erecting structural steel utilize for building skeletons including specific/ detail measurements for accuracy.

Welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld with oxyacetylene, MIG, and brazing all kind of materials like bronze, platinum, aluminum, and flux.
Experience TIG, plasma cutting, brazing, torch cutting, shears press, bending and manipulating heated metal.
Fabricate and weld car carrier trailers using MIG welding method, used overhead cranes to lift weld pieces up.
Fabricate and weld the steel reinforcement and forms according to print on a vibratory bed using MIG and GMAW welding.
Experience welding pipe ranging from 2"up to 72"pressure vessels using the GMAW and FCAW welding process.

Certified maintenance welder vs welder skills

Common certified maintenance welder skills

MIG, 38%
Mechanical Equipment, 35%
TIG, 14%
Stainless Steel, 12%

Common welder skills

Arc Welding, 8%
Aluminum, 7%
Hand Tools, 7%
Tig Welding, 6%
Stainless Steel, 5%
GMAW, 5%