Layout technician vs weld inspector

The differences between layout technicians and weld inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a weld inspector has an average salary of $50,441, which is higher than the $31,648 average annual salary of a layout technician.

The top three skills for a layout technician include CMM, CAD and GD. The most important skills for a weld inspector are pipeline project, NDT, and NDE.

Layout technician vs weld inspector overview

	Layout Technician	Weld Inspector
Yearly salary	$31,648	$50,441
Hourly rate	$15.22	$24.25
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	10,182	16,559
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Layout technician vs weld inspector salary

Layout technicians and weld inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Layout Technician	Weld Inspector
Average salary	$31,648	$50,441
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $55,000	Between $33,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between layout technician and weld inspector education

There are a few differences between a layout technician and a weld inspector in terms of educational background:

	Layout Technician	Weld Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Layout technician vs weld inspector demographics

Here are the differences between layout technicians' and weld inspectors' demographics:

	Layout Technician	Weld Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 77.7% Female, 22.3%	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 7.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 8.1% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between layout technician and weld inspector duties and responsibilities

Layout technician example responsibilities.

Assist in ISO ans NADCAP audits.
Calibrate gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Use CMM with PCDMIS, and other measuring equipment.
Programme investment castings and mold/dies for the aerospace industry.
Maintain records on daily and weekly SPC and customer require testing.
Trouble shoot any types of HTML tagging or GMC relate problems.

Weld inspector example responsibilities.

Inspect all coating application to ensure proper application and WFT is achieved per clients and manufacturers specifications and standards.
Instruct current and new welders in drawing and WPS reading.
Monitor compliance with WPS, specifications, codes, and standards.
Review shop drawings while performing tasks according to specifications of SMAW type welding
Record all detail defects for use in the future with FDA regulations.
Inspect FBE coating on final bench and calibrations of all test equipment.

Layout technician vs weld inspector skills

Common layout technician skills

CMM, 13%
CAD, 11%
GD, 9%
Calipers, 6%
Article Inspection, 6%
Inspection Equipment, 6%

Common weld inspector skills

Pipeline Project, 9%
NDT, 8%
NDE, 7%
Inspect Welds, 7%
PT, 6%
Tie-Ins, 5%