Welder-manufacture vs combo welder

The differences between welder-manufactures and combo 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-manufacture and a combo welder. Additionally, a combo welder has an average salary of $46,985, which is higher than the $43,652 average annual salary of a welder-manufacture.

The top three skills for a welder-manufacture include hand tools, arc welding and cranes. The most important skills for a combo welder are GMAW, FCAW, and arc welding.

Welder-manufacture vs combo welder overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Combo Welder
Yearly salary	$43,652	$46,985
Hourly rate	$20.99	$22.59
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	8,266
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs combo welder salary

Welder-manufactures and combo welders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Welder-Manufacture	Combo Welder
Average salary	$43,652	$46,985
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $34,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	SpaceX
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between welder-manufacture and combo welder education

There are a few differences between a welder-manufacture and a combo welder in terms of educational background:

	Welder-Manufacture	Combo Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Welder-manufacture vs combo welder demographics

Here are the differences between welder-manufactures' and combo welders' demographics:

	Welder-Manufacture	Combo Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 96.2% Female, 3.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 3.2% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 25.2% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between welder-manufacture and combo welder duties and responsibilities

Welder-manufacture example responsibilities.

Used mig welding to fabricate farm equipment.
Operate equipment including valves, pumps and mixers.
Utilize GMAW, SMAW in a manufacturing fabrication environment.
Perform a variety of welding on primarily sheet metal and aluminum using MIG and TIGprocesses.
Connect heavy beams (stick weld), cut steel with torches, and lift steel beams with a crane.
Assemble then weld various aluminum and steel parts; assemble military environmental control and power generation trailers.

Combo welder example responsibilities.

Certify GTAW & GMAW welding on aluminum casting in a production shop.
Weld structure and pipe FCAW and TIG (carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum).
Perform full penetration welds with SMAW and flux core welding applications.
Have supervised a team of at least 6 skil TIG and MIG welders.
Start and complete x-ray welds correctly the first time using the GTAW and SMAW weld processes.
Certify SMAW & GTAW on boiler tube and heaters; blueprint reading and fitting on the boiler construction.

Welder-manufacture vs combo welder skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

Hand Tools, 18%
Arc Welding, 17%
Cranes, 10%
Stainless Steel, 9%
GMAW, 9%
Tig Welding, 6%

Common combo welder skills

GMAW, 13%
FCAW, 10%
Arc Welding, 8%
Engineering Drawings, 7%
Carbon Steel, 7%
MIG, 5%