Robotic welder vs maintenance welder

The differences between robotic welders and maintenance 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 maintenance welder. Additionally, a maintenance welder has an average salary of $40,659, 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 maintenance welder are MIG, arc welding, and hand tools.

Robotic welder vs maintenance welder overview

	Robotic Welder	Maintenance Welder
Yearly salary	$33,303	$40,659
Hourly rate	$16.01	$19.55
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,380	78,332
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Robotic welder vs maintenance welder salary

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

	Robotic Welder	Maintenance Welder
Average salary	$33,303	$40,659
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	Renton, WA
Highest paying state	Wyoming	Washington
Best paying company	Sanmina	BNSF Railway
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Automotive

Differences between robotic welder and maintenance welder education

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

	Robotic Welder	Maintenance Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Robotic welder vs maintenance welder demographics

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

	Robotic Welder	Maintenance Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 92.8% Female, 7.2%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 2.6% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between robotic welder and maintenance 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.

Maintenance welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Experience in welding pressure tanks, stainless pipes and aluminum tanks using GMAW, FCAW, GTAW.
Perform rework utilizing SMAW and FCAW welding skills.
Perform TIG welding of stainless pipe and equipment repairs.
Certify students in weld processes SMAW, GMAW, GTAW.OAW, and both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Install duct work, blowers, dampers, flow boxes, and the structure the components set on.

Robotic welder vs maintenance welder skills

Common robotic welder skills

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

Common maintenance welder skills

MIG, 10%
Arc Welding, 8%
Hand Tools, 7%
GMAW, 7%
SMAW, 6%
GTAW, 5%