Tack welder vs welder fitter

The differences between tack welders and welder fitters 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 welder fitter. Additionally, a welder fitter has an average salary of $39,676, 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 welder fitter are MIG, hand tools, and arc welding.

Tack welder vs welder fitter overview

	Tack Welder	Welder Fitter
Yearly salary	$30,795	$39,676
Hourly rate	$14.81	$19.07
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,051	8,022
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Tack welder vs welder fitter salary

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

	Tack Welder	Welder Fitter
Average salary	$30,795	$39,676
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $28,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Jefferson Lab
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between tack welder and welder fitter education

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

	Tack Welder	Welder Fitter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Tack welder vs welder fitter demographics

Here are the differences between tack welders' and welder fitters' demographics:

	Tack Welder	Welder Fitter
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 2.7% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between tack welder and welder fitter 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.

Welder fitter example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Align parts in relation to each other, using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
Align and fit according to specifications using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars and hammers.
Weld and fit per drawing: GTAW aluminum, stainless, steel, and copper-nickel pipe.
Fabricate parts and equipment using GTAW process on thin metals such as aluminum & other precious metals.
Manufacture mobile home frames using fixtures, heat beam for a perfect chamber while applying welding procedures of SMAW and GMAW.

Tack welder vs welder fitter skills

Common tack welder skills

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

Common welder fitter skills

MIG, 13%
Hand Tools, 7%
Arc Welding, 5%
GMAW, 5%
Aluminum, 5%
Stainless Steel, 5%