Tubing supervisor vs welding supervisor

The differences between tubing 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 tubing supervisor and a welding supervisor. Additionally, a welding supervisor has an average salary of $55,605, which is higher than the $44,616 average annual salary of a tubing supervisor.

The top three skills for a tubing supervisor include rig, oilfield and CDL. The most important skills for a welding supervisor are GMAW, blueprint specifications, and aluminum.

Tubing supervisor vs welding supervisor overview

	Tubing Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Yearly salary	$44,616	$55,605
Hourly rate	$21.45	$26.73
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	25,137	27,184
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Tubing supervisor vs welding supervisor salary

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

	Tubing Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average salary	$44,616	$55,605
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $80,000	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 tubing supervisor and welding supervisor education

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

	Tubing Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Tubing supervisor vs welding supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between tubing supervisors' and welding supervisors' demographics:

	Tubing Supervisor	Welding Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 98.4% Female, 1.6%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 4.6% White, 60.4% 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 tubing supervisor and welding supervisor duties and responsibilities

Tubing supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage HDD drilling unit, logging permit, transportation and laboratory analysis.
Spear-Head safety meetings to assure safety standards and procedures are follow by OSHA and company policies.
Train and direct firefighting crews and fire rescue teams.
Maintain and run a coil unit, pump, nitrogen pump.
out frac wells and do mill outs and fishing for tools.
Perform JSA, and all other safety meetings according to company policy and guidelines.

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

Tubing supervisor vs welding supervisor skills

Common tubing supervisor skills

Rig, 21%
Oilfield, 16%
CDL, 9%
JSA, 7%
BOP, 6%
N2, 5%

Common welding supervisor skills

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