Maintenance welder vs spot welder

The differences between maintenance welders and spot 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 maintenance welder and a spot welder. Additionally, a maintenance welder has an average salary of $40,659, which is higher than the $32,277 average annual salary of a spot welder.

The top three skills for a maintenance welder include MIG, arc welding and hand tools. The most important skills for a spot welder are spot welding, spot welders, and quality standards.

Maintenance welder vs spot welder overview

	Maintenance Welder	Spot Welder
Yearly salary	$40,659	$32,277
Hourly rate	$19.55	$15.52
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	78,332	8,126
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Maintenance welder vs spot welder salary

Maintenance welders and spot welders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Maintenance Welder	Spot Welder
Average salary	$40,659	$32,277
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $54,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Renton, WA	Fridley, MN
Highest paying state	Washington	Wyoming
Best paying company	BNSF Railway	General Electric
Best paying industry	Automotive	Automotive

Differences between maintenance welder and spot welder education

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

	Maintenance Welder	Spot Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Business
Most common college	-	-

Maintenance welder vs spot welder demographics

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

	Maintenance Welder	Spot Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 92.8% Female, 7.2%	Male, 69.2% Female, 30.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 2.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 2.8% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between maintenance welder and spot welder duties and responsibilities

Maintenance welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Experience in welding pressure tanks, stainless pipes and aluminum tanks using GMAW, FCAW, GTAW.
Perform rework utilizing SMAW and FCAW welding skills.
Perform TIG welding of stainless pipe and equipment repairs.
Certify students in weld processes SMAW, GMAW, GTAW.OAW, and both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Install duct work, blowers, dampers, flow boxes, and the structure the components set on.

Spot welder example responsibilities.

Operate a laser CNC fabricator, press brake and occasionally TIG and MIG welding equipment.
Set up and operate CNC, mechanical, and hydraulic press brake.
Operate CNC punch and CNC shearer.
Spot welder, MIG welder, line assembly, metal repair and final line inspector.
Weld metal wires together in jigs to make magazine racks, cages and various products.
Used hoists, microscopes, calipers, ban see, and hand hold and bench grinders.

Maintenance welder vs spot welder skills

Common maintenance welder skills

MIG, 10%
Arc Welding, 8%
Hand Tools, 7%
GMAW, 7%
SMAW, 6%
GTAW, 5%

Common spot welder skills

Spot Welding, 35%
Spot Welders, 6%
Quality Standards, 5%
Assembly Line, 5%
MIG, 5%
Safety Equipment, 4%