Lead welder vs robotic welder

The differences between lead 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 lead welder and a robotic welder. Additionally, a lead welder has an average salary of $45,718, which is higher than the $33,303 average annual salary of a robotic welder.

The top three skills for a lead welder include aluminum, stainless steel and safety equipment. The most important skills for a robotic welder are MIG, GMAW, and calipers.

Lead welder vs robotic welder overview

	Lead Welder	Robotic Welder
Yearly salary	$45,718	$33,303
Hourly rate	$21.98	$16.01
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	8,274	7,380
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Lead welder vs robotic welder salary

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

	Lead Welder	Robotic Welder
Average salary	$45,718	$33,303
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $62,000	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 lead welder and robotic welder education

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

	Lead Welder	Robotic Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Lead welder vs robotic welder demographics

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

	Lead Welder	Robotic Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 2.9% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%	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 lead welder and robotic welder duties and responsibilities

Lead welder example responsibilities.

Create weekly work schedules, process payroll information, manage inventory counts and job cost for each project.
Certify in restaurant grade stainless steel and aluminum TIG welding, carbon stick welding and stainless and carbon MIG welding.
Weld with solid wire (GMAW), flux core (FCAW) and stick (SMAW).
Used MIG and TIG welding to fit electrical and mechanical components.
Execute daily operations of MIG, and TIG welding, and rework welding.
Develop and record documentation for PQR's and WPS's.

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.

Lead welder vs robotic welder skills

Common lead welder skills

Aluminum, 7%
Stainless Steel, 7%
Safety Equipment, 6%
Blueprint Specifications, 5%
GMAW, 5%
Tig Welding, 5%

Common robotic welder skills

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