Welder first class vs robotic welder

The differences between welders first class 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 welder first class and a robotic welder. Additionally, a welder first class has an average salary of $45,016, which is higher than the $33,303 average annual salary of a robotic welder.

The top three skills for a welder first class include flux core, arc welding and SMAW. The most important skills for a robotic welder are MIG, GMAW, and calipers.

Welder first class vs robotic welder overview

	Welder First Class	Robotic Welder
Yearly salary	$45,016	$33,303
Hourly rate	$21.64	$16.01
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	38,450	7,380
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder first class vs robotic welder salary

Welders first class and robotic welders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Welder First Class	Robotic Welder
Average salary	$45,016	$33,303
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $60,000	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 welder first class and robotic welder education

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

	Welder First Class	Robotic Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Welder first class vs robotic welder demographics

Here are the differences between welders first class' and robotic welders' demographics:

	Welder First Class	Robotic Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%
Race ratio	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%	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 welder first class and robotic welder duties and responsibilities

Welder first class example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Programme and operate automatic GTAW, and GMAW machines.
Fuse metals together using GMAW and FCAW processes within code guidelines.
Apply repairs to various types of vessels, utilizing FCAW, and SMAW processes.
Operate brazing and soldering equipment.
Train in tig and stick pipe welding.

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.

Welder first class vs robotic welder skills

Common welder first class skills

Flux Core, 9%
Arc Welding, 8%
SMAW, 6%
FCAW, 5%
GMAW, 5%
Stainless Steel, 5%

Common robotic welder skills

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