Tack welder vs maintenance welder

The differences between tack 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 tack welder and a maintenance welder. Additionally, a maintenance welder has an average salary of $40,659, which is higher than the $30,795 average annual salary of a tack welder.

The top three skills for a tack welder include tack welding, tape measure and FCAW. The most important skills for a maintenance welder are MIG, arc welding, and hand tools.

Tack welder vs maintenance welder overview

	Tack Welder	Maintenance Welder
Yearly salary	$30,795	$40,659
Hourly rate	$14.81	$19.55
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,051	78,332
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Tack welder vs maintenance welder salary

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

	Tack Welder	Maintenance Welder
Average salary	$30,795	$40,659
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $30,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Renton, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	BNSF Railway
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between tack welder and maintenance welder education

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

	Tack Welder	Maintenance Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Tack welder vs maintenance welder demographics

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

	Tack Welder	Maintenance Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%	Male, 92.8% Female, 7.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 2.7% White, 62.0% 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 tack welder and maintenance welder duties and responsibilities

Tack welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Clean room tig welding of semiconductor gas lines.
Heated, form and dresses metal parts using torches or arc welding equipment.
Tack together pipe with tig rig.
Work in prefab assembly line in steal and aluminum shops.
Assist lead welder in welding, brazing and arc cutting activities.

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.

Tack welder vs maintenance welder skills

Common tack welder skills

Tack Welding, 21%
Tape Measure, 19%
FCAW, 16%
PPE, 9%
Tack-Weld, 6%
Blueprint Specifications, 6%

Common maintenance welder skills

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