Extrusion supervisor vs welding supervisor

The differences between extrusion supervisors and welding supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an extrusion supervisor and a welding supervisor. Additionally, an extrusion supervisor has an average salary of $66,584, which is higher than the $55,605 average annual salary of a welding supervisor.

The top three skills for an extrusion supervisor include extrusion, safety procedures and lean manufacturing. The most important skills for a welding supervisor are GMAW, blueprint specifications, and aluminum.

Extrusion supervisor vs welding supervisor overview

	Extrusion Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$66,584	$55,605
Hourly rate	$32.01	$26.73
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	25,831	27,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Extrusion supervisor vs welding supervisor salary

Extrusion supervisors and welding supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Extrusion Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average salary	$66,584	$55,605
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $97,000	Between $41,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Fontana, CA
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	BWX Technologies
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between extrusion supervisor and welding supervisor education

There are a few differences between an extrusion supervisor and a welding supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Extrusion Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Extrusion supervisor vs welding supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between extrusion supervisors' and welding supervisors' demographics:

	Extrusion Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 95.8% Female, 4.2%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 4.8% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between extrusion supervisor and welding supervisor duties and responsibilities

Extrusion supervisor example responsibilities.

Schedule and prioritize jobs, managing inventories to meet customer demand using FIFO manufacturing disciplines.
Schedule and prioritize jobs, managing inventories to meet customer demand using FIFO manufacturing disciplines.
Perform maintenance and repairs on chillers, split systems, pumps, boilers, HVAC, and building automate control system.
Charge with supervising night shift operations for product and order management relate to spare aircraft parts for 3rd party logistics company.
Direct materiel management activities involve in developing, operating, implementing and analyzing manual and automate integrated logistics systems.

Welding supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage what parts are run with each other and when they are run.
Manage payroll, order all safety equipment, PPE, and spare parts require to keep production rates up.
Manage weld process controls of GMAW-P, CV both robotic and semi-automatic; to include GTAW both robotic and semi-automatic.
Manage warranty repair/restoration of company valves involving strict API and ISO requirements/procedures.
Certify MIG & TIG welding on steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
Work solo and over crews SMAW, GTAW & FCAW procedures perform

Extrusion supervisor vs welding supervisor skills

Common extrusion supervisor skills

Extrusion, 35%
Safety Procedures, 18%
Lean Manufacturing, 9%
Direct Reports, 7%
Cost Reduction, 4%
SPC, 4%

Common welding supervisor skills

GMAW, 8%
Blueprint Specifications, 7%
Aluminum, 7%
AWS, 7%
Arc Welding, 6%
GTAW, 5%

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