Plastics supervisor vs welding supervisor

The differences between plastics 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 a plastics supervisor and a welding supervisor. Additionally, a welding supervisor has an average salary of $55,605, which is higher than the $34,900 average annual salary of a plastics supervisor.

The top three skills for a plastics supervisor include plastic injection, extrusion and lean manufacturing. The most important skills for a welding supervisor are GMAW, blueprint specifications, and aluminum.

Plastics supervisor vs welding supervisor overview

	Plastics Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$34,900	$55,605
Hourly rate	$16.78	$26.73
Growth rate	-5%	2%
Number of jobs	25,232	27,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Plastics supervisor vs welding supervisor salary

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

	Plastics Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average salary	$34,900	$55,605
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $53,000	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 plastics supervisor and welding supervisor education

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

	Plastics Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Plastics supervisor vs welding supervisor demographics

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

	Plastics Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 62.4% 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 plastics supervisor and welding supervisor duties and responsibilities

Plastics supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage time and attendance as well as operator adherence to company policy within in an organization that is ISO compliant.
Conduct DFM part design with internal and external stakeholders optimizing designs and manufacturing processes for flawless production launch
Collect all necessary data and forms for DRMO to ensure proper removal from the account.

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

Plastics supervisor vs welding supervisor skills

Common plastics supervisor skills

Plastic Injection, 33%
Extrusion, 18%
Lean Manufacturing, 17%
Communicate Quality, 13%
Qs9000, 8%
Production Schedules, 5%

Common welding supervisor skills

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

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