Optical instruments supervisor vs welding supervisor

The differences between optical instruments 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 optical instruments supervisor and a welding supervisor. Additionally, a welding supervisor has an average salary of $55,605, which is higher than the $48,733 average annual salary of an optical instruments supervisor.

The top three skills for an optical instruments supervisor include VSP, electro-optical and customer service. The most important skills for a welding supervisor are GMAW, blueprint specifications, and aluminum.

Optical instruments supervisor vs welding supervisor overview

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$48,733	$55,605
Hourly rate	$23.43	$26.73
Growth rate	4%	2%
Number of jobs	22,014	27,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Optical instruments supervisor vs welding supervisor salary

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

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average salary	$48,733	$55,605
Salary range	Between $15,000 And $151,000	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 optical instruments supervisor and welding supervisor education

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

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Optical instruments supervisor vs welding supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between optical instruments supervisors' and welding supervisors' demographics:

	Optical Instruments Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.1% 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 optical instruments supervisor and welding supervisor duties and responsibilities

Optical instruments supervisor example responsibilities.

Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.
Perform 24-2 visual field tests, Ptosis tests, and OCT retinal thickness tests.
Utilize schematics to troubleshoot tank electronics.

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

Optical instruments supervisor vs welding supervisor skills

Common optical instruments supervisor skills

VSP, 36%
Electro-Optical, 23%
Customer Service, 22%
Patient Care, 5%
Scheduling Appointments, 4%
Optical Lab, 4%

Common welding supervisor skills

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

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