Welder-manufacture vs ship fitter

The differences between welder-manufactures and ship fitters 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 ship fitter. Additionally, a ship fitter has an average salary of $45,247, 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 ship fitter are hand tools, tack-weld, and tack welding.

Welder-manufacture vs ship fitter overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Ship Fitter
Yearly salary	$43,652	$45,247
Hourly rate	$20.99	$21.75
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	9,742
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs ship fitter salary

Welder-manufactures and ship fitters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Welder-Manufacture	Ship Fitter
Average salary	$43,652	$45,247
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $31,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	Mount Laurel, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	BWX Technologies
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between welder-manufacture and ship fitter education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Ship Fitter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Business
Most common college	-	-

Welder-manufacture vs ship fitter demographics

Here are the differences between welder-manufactures' and ship fitters' demographics:

	Welder-Manufacture	Ship Fitter
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 2.7% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between welder-manufacture and ship fitter 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.

Ship fitter example responsibilities.

Achieve x-ray certification on aluminum using MIG process.
Lead and assist in executing pipefitting/welding of steel, copper, PVC, and flange piping.
Cut materials with various tools including torches, reciprocating saws, grinders and plasma cutters to ensure exact measurements.
Work includes using torches, grinders and other power tools to cut material to size and prep to weld and paint.
Assemble hoisting and rigging equipment.
Repair and re-fit oil rig platforms.

Welder-manufacture vs ship fitter skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common ship fitter skills

Hand Tools, 14%
Tack-Weld, 10%
Tack Welding, 7%
Tape Measure, 6%
Cranes, 6%
Safety Rules, 5%