Welder-manufacture vs robotic welder

The differences between welder-manufactures 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-manufacture and a robotic welder. Additionally, a welder-manufacture has an average salary of $43,652, which is higher than the $33,303 average annual salary of a robotic welder.

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

Welder-manufacture vs robotic welder overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Robotic Welder
Yearly salary	$43,652	$33,303
Hourly rate	$20.99	$16.01
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	7,380
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs robotic welder salary

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Robotic Welder
Average salary	$43,652	$33,303
Salary range	Between $31,000 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-manufacture and robotic welder education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Robotic Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Welder-manufacture vs robotic welder demographics

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Robotic Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%
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, 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-manufacture and robotic 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.

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-manufacture vs robotic welder skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common robotic welder skills

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