Welder-manufacture vs lead welder

The differences between welder-manufactures and lead 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 lead welder. Additionally, a lead welder has an average salary of $45,718, 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 lead welder are aluminum, stainless steel, and safety equipment.

Welder-manufacture vs lead welder overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Lead Welder
Yearly salary	$43,652	$45,718
Hourly rate	$20.99	$21.98
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	8,274
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs lead welder salary

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Lead Welder
Average salary	$43,652	$45,718
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $33,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between welder-manufacture and lead welder education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Lead Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Welder-manufacture vs lead welder demographics

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Lead Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%
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, 9.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 2.9% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between welder-manufacture and lead 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.

Lead welder example responsibilities.

Create weekly work schedules, process payroll information, manage inventory counts and job cost for each project.
Certify in restaurant grade stainless steel and aluminum TIG welding, carbon stick welding and stainless and carbon MIG welding.
Weld with solid wire (GMAW), flux core (FCAW) and stick (SMAW).
Used MIG and TIG welding to fit electrical and mechanical components.
Execute daily operations of MIG, and TIG welding, and rework welding.
Develop and record documentation for PQR's and WPS's.

Welder-manufacture vs lead welder skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common lead welder skills

Aluminum, 7%
Stainless Steel, 7%
Safety Equipment, 6%
Blueprint Specifications, 5%
GMAW, 5%
Tig Welding, 5%