Welder-manufacture vs spot welder

The differences between welder-manufactures and spot 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 spot welder. Additionally, a welder-manufacture has an average salary of $43,652, which is higher than the $32,277 average annual salary of a spot welder.

The top three skills for a welder-manufacture include hand tools, arc welding and cranes. The most important skills for a spot welder are spot welding, spot welders, and quality standards.

Welder-manufacture vs spot welder overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Spot Welder
Yearly salary	$43,652	$32,277
Hourly rate	$20.99	$15.52
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	8,126
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs spot welder salary

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Spot Welder
Average salary	$43,652	$32,277
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Fridley, MN
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	General Electric
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between welder-manufacture and spot welder education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Spot Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Business
Most common college	-	-

Welder-manufacture vs spot welder demographics

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Spot Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 69.2% Female, 30.8%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 2.8% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between welder-manufacture and spot 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.

Spot welder example responsibilities.

Operate a laser CNC fabricator, press brake and occasionally TIG and MIG welding equipment.
Set up and operate CNC, mechanical, and hydraulic press brake.
Operate CNC punch and CNC shearer.
Spot welder, MIG welder, line assembly, metal repair and final line inspector.
Weld metal wires together in jigs to make magazine racks, cages and various products.
Used hoists, microscopes, calipers, ban see, and hand hold and bench grinders.

Welder-manufacture vs spot welder skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common spot welder skills

Spot Welding, 35%
Spot Welders, 6%
Quality Standards, 5%
Assembly Line, 5%
MIG, 5%
Safety Equipment, 4%