Robotic welder vs welder

The differences between robotic welders and 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 welder. Additionally, a welder has an average salary of $39,696, 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 welder are arc welding, aluminum, and hand tools.

Robotic welder vs welder overview

	Robotic Welder	Welder
Yearly salary	$33,303	$39,696
Hourly rate	$16.01	$19.08
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,380	9,463
Job satisfaction	4	4.25
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Robotic welder vs welder salary

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

	Robotic Welder	Welder
Average salary	$33,303	$39,696
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	Woburn, MA
Highest paying state	Wyoming	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Sanmina	California Resources
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Automotive

Differences between robotic welder and welder education

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

	Robotic Welder	Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Robotic welder vs welder demographics

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

	Robotic Welder	Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%
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, 10.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 3.0% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between robotic welder and 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.

Welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld with oxyacetylene, MIG, and brazing all kind of materials like bronze, platinum, aluminum, and flux.
Experience TIG, plasma cutting, brazing, torch cutting, shears press, bending and manipulating heated metal.
Fabricate and weld car carrier trailers using MIG welding method, used overhead cranes to lift weld pieces up.
Fabricate and weld the steel reinforcement and forms according to print on a vibratory bed using MIG and GMAW welding.
Experience welding pipe ranging from 2"up to 72"pressure vessels using the GMAW and FCAW welding process.

Robotic welder vs welder skills

Common robotic welder skills

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

Common welder skills

Arc Welding, 8%
Aluminum, 7%
Hand Tools, 7%
Tig Welding, 6%
Stainless Steel, 5%
GMAW, 5%