Prepress supervisor vs welding supervisor

The differences between prepress 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 prepress supervisor and a welding supervisor. Additionally, a welding supervisor has an average salary of $55,605, which is higher than the $50,216 average annual salary of a prepress supervisor.

The top three skills for a prepress supervisor include customer service, mac and adobe indesign. The most important skills for a welding supervisor are GMAW, blueprint specifications, and aluminum.

Prepress supervisor vs welding supervisor overview

	Prepress Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,216	$55,605
Hourly rate	$24.14	$26.73
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	25,176	27,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Prepress supervisor vs welding supervisor salary

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

	Prepress Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average salary	$50,216	$55,605
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $69,000	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 prepress supervisor and welding supervisor education

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

	Prepress Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Prepress supervisor vs welding supervisor demographics

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

	Prepress Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 6.0% White, 63.7% 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 prepress supervisor and welding supervisor duties and responsibilities

Prepress supervisor example responsibilities.

Attain significant reduction in labor through integration to CTP.
Manage all task and responsibilities relate to the administration, operation, maintenance of the aluminum extrusion plant.
Execute all procedures of pre-press: scanning, photo retouching, typesetting, PDF proofs, photo purchasing, review proofs.
Schedule desktop, stripping, and imaging.
Prepare files for CTP device for offset and screen printing.
Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, layout and produce camera-ready copy.

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

Prepress supervisor vs welding supervisor skills

Common prepress supervisor skills

Customer Service, 11%
Mac, 11%
Adobe Indesign, 9%
Adobe Photoshop, 8%
Color Correction, 5%
Troubleshoot, 4%

Common welding supervisor skills

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

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