Welder helper vs robotic welder

The differences between welder helpers 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 helper and a robotic welder. Additionally, a robotic welder has an average salary of $33,303, which is higher than the $29,684 average annual salary of a welder helper.

The top three skills for a welder helper include grind welds, MIG and grinders. The most important skills for a robotic welder are MIG, GMAW, and calipers.

Welder helper vs robotic welder overview

	Welder Helper	Robotic Welder
Yearly salary	$29,684	$33,303
Hourly rate	$14.27	$16.01
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	21,605	7,380
Job satisfaction	5	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder helper vs robotic welder salary

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

	Welder Helper	Robotic Welder
Average salary	$29,684	$33,303
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $38,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Bakersfield, CA	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	Wyoming	Wyoming
Best paying company	Kiewit	Sanmina
Best paying industry	Construction	Hospitality

Differences between welder helper and robotic welder education

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

	Welder Helper	Robotic Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Welder helper vs robotic welder demographics

Here are the differences between welder helpers' and robotic welders' demographics:

	Welder Helper	Robotic Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 92.1% Female, 7.9%	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.1% 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 helper and robotic welder duties and responsibilities

Welder helper example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld structural material including carbon steel and stainless steel using SMAW, and MIG processes.
Perform welder duties using SMAW, PAC, GMAW, oxy-fuel cutting, and GTAW processes.
Work on vessels welding using SMAW and FCAW
Can also Tig weld and use the process FCAW
Perform welder helper duties using electric, oxyacetylene, MIG and TIG welding processes.

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 helper vs robotic welder skills

Common welder helper skills

Grind Welds, 10%
MIG, 9%
Grinders, 9%
Safety Equipment, 7%
Arc Welding, 7%
GMAW, 6%

Common robotic welder skills

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