Specialty plant supervisor vs welding supervisor

The differences between specialty plant 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 specialty plant supervisor and a welding supervisor. Additionally, a welding supervisor has an average salary of $55,605, which is higher than the $32,789 average annual salary of a specialty plant supervisor.

The top three skills for a specialty plant supervisor include customer service, product knowledge and sales floor. The most important skills for a welding supervisor are GMAW, blueprint specifications, and aluminum.

Specialty plant supervisor vs welding supervisor overview

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$32,789	$55,605
Hourly rate	$15.76	$26.73
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	44,404	27,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Specialty plant supervisor vs welding supervisor salary

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

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average salary	$32,789	$55,605
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $51,000	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 specialty plant supervisor and welding supervisor education

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

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Specialty plant supervisor vs welding supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between specialty plant supervisors' and welding supervisors' demographics:

	Specialty Plant Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.7% Female, 50.3%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 4.5% White, 60.2% 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 specialty plant supervisor and welding supervisor duties and responsibilities

Specialty plant supervisor example responsibilities.

Volunteer - employee lead EHS team.
Manage a calibration budget of $100k and capital budget of ~ $1.0 MM.
Manage day-to-day operations of logistics facility using proprietary logistics planning systems while tracking and coaching employees to process standards and metrics.
Develop job descriptions and maintenance procedures and create team orient environment which successfully improve cleanliness and comfort for students and staff.
Installed/Maintained/Repair industrial HVAC units throughout the Toyota plant.

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

Specialty plant supervisor vs welding supervisor skills

Common specialty plant supervisor skills

Customer Service, 26%
Product Knowledge, 20%
Sales Floor, 19%
Customer Issues, 13%
Performance Management, 10%
Wine, 8%

Common welding supervisor skills

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

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