Tack welder vs robotic welder

The differences between tack welders and robotic 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 robotic welder. Additionally, a robotic welder has an average salary of $33,303, 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 robotic welder are MIG, GMAW, and calipers.

Tack welder vs robotic welder overview

	Tack Welder	Robotic Welder
Yearly salary	$30,795	$33,303
Hourly rate	$14.81	$16.01
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,051	7,380
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Tack welder vs robotic welder salary

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

	Tack Welder	Robotic Welder
Average salary	$30,795	$33,303
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Sanmina
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between tack welder and robotic welder education

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

	Tack Welder	Robotic Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Tack welder vs robotic welder demographics

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

	Tack Welder	Robotic Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 2.6% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between tack welder and robotic 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.

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.

Tack welder vs robotic welder skills

Common tack welder skills

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

Common robotic welder skills

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