Reserve tube welder vs welder helper

The differences between reserve tube welders and welder helpers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a reserve tube welder and a welder helper. Additionally, a reserve tube welder has an average salary of $50,556, which is higher than the $29,684 average annual salary of a welder helper.

The top three skills for a reserve tube welder include tig welding, TIG and stainless steel. The most important skills for a welder helper are grind welds, MIG, and grinders.

Reserve tube welder vs welder helper overview

	Reserve Tube Welder	Welder Helper
Yearly salary	$50,556	$29,684
Hourly rate	$24.31	$14.27
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,193	21,605
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Reserve tube welder vs welder helper salary

Reserve tube welders and welder helpers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Reserve Tube Welder	Welder Helper
Average salary	$50,556	$29,684
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $67,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Bakersfield, CA
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Kiewit
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between reserve tube welder and welder helper education

There are a few differences between a reserve tube welder and a welder helper in terms of educational background:

	Reserve Tube Welder	Welder Helper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Reserve tube welder vs welder helper demographics

Here are the differences between reserve tube welders' and welder helpers' demographics:

	Reserve Tube Welder	Welder Helper
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 92.1% Female, 7.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 2.7% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between reserve tube welder and welder helper duties and responsibilities

Reserve tube welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld with the TIG process throughout.
Complete demo of superheat, reheat and header tubes.
Position and clamp workpieces together and properly assemble them in in jigs and fixtures.
Perform inconel overlie welding in overhead position in penthouse area of boiler using the smaw welding process.
Straighten or reshape bend pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.

Welder helper example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld structural material including carbon steel and stainless steel using SMAW, and MIG processes.
Perform welder duties using SMAW, PAC, GMAW, oxy-fuel cutting, and GTAW processes.
Work on vessels welding using SMAW and FCAW
Can also Tig weld and use the process FCAW
Perform welder helper duties using electric, oxyacetylene, MIG and TIG welding processes.

Reserve tube welder vs welder helper skills

Common reserve tube welder skills

Tig Welding, 33%
TIG, 11%
Stainless Steel, 7%
Arc Welding, 7%
Carbon Steel, 6%
GMAW, 4%

Common welder helper skills

Grind Welds, 10%
MIG, 9%
Grinders, 9%
Safety Equipment, 7%
Arc Welding, 7%
GMAW, 6%