Robotic welder vs combination welder

The differences between robotic welders and combination 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 robotic welder and a combination welder. Additionally, a combination welder has an average salary of $45,432, which is higher than the $33,303 average annual salary of a robotic welder.

The top three skills for a robotic welder include MIG, GMAW and calipers. The most important skills for a combination welder are arc welding, tack, and minor maintenance.

Robotic welder vs combination welder overview

	Robotic Welder	Combination Welder
Yearly salary	$33,303	$45,432
Hourly rate	$16.01	$21.84
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,380	7,117
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Robotic welder vs combination welder salary

Robotic welders and combination welders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Robotic Welder	Combination Welder
Average salary	$33,303	$45,432
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $32,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	Bremerton, WA
Highest paying state	Wyoming	Wyoming
Best paying company	Sanmina	Maxum Enterprises, LLC
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Construction

Differences between robotic welder and combination welder education

There are a few differences between a robotic welder and a combination welder in terms of educational background:

	Robotic Welder	Combination Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Robotic welder vs combination welder demographics

Here are the differences between robotic welders' and combination welders' demographics:

	Robotic Welder	Combination Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 96.7% Female, 3.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 2.6% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% Asian, 2.6% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between robotic welder and combination welder duties and responsibilities

Robotic welder example responsibilities.

Weld aluminum, stainless steel and regular steel.
Assist in the integration, start-up and debug of plant floor welding equipment, including weld controls, MIG welding robots.
Hand-Weld MIG/ TIG as needed.
Set up fixturing to weld aluminum concrete forms to print.
Bolt, clamp and tack weld parts to secure position for welding.
Programme Motoman (robot) to TIG the flanges on exhaust headers.

Combination welder example responsibilities.

Fitter-Qualify in SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, as per AWS D1.1.
Repair wrecked tank cars using plasma, torches, welders, and air arc.
Fabricate numerous shop projects using all processes in variety of positions on carbon, aluminum, and stainless.
Assist lead welder in various welding, brazing, grinding, thermal, gouging, and arc cutting operations.
Can position pieces to weld into jigs, holding fixtures, guides and steps using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Assemble or secure pipes, tubes, fittings, specifications, by welding, brazing, soldering, or threading joints.

Robotic welder vs combination welder skills

Common robotic welder skills

MIG, 11%
GMAW, 7%
Calipers, 7%
Tig Welding, 7%
Tack, 6%
Clamp, 5%

Common combination welder skills

Arc Welding, 14%
Tack, 10%
Minor Maintenance, 7%
MIG, 6%
Gmaw Welding, 5%
Engineering Drawings, 4%