Welder-manufacture vs structural welder

The differences between welder-manufactures and structural 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 structural welder. Additionally, a welder-manufacture has an average salary of $43,652, which is higher than the $42,868 average annual salary of a structural welder.

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

Welder-manufacture vs structural welder overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Structural Welder
Yearly salary	$43,652	$42,868
Hourly rate	$20.99	$20.61
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	9,651
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs structural welder salary

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Structural Welder
Average salary	$43,652	$42,868
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $31,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Philadelphia, PA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Turner Construction
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between welder-manufacture and structural welder education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Structural Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Welder-manufacture vs structural welder demographics

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Structural Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 94.9% Female, 5.1%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% Asian, 2.6% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between welder-manufacture and structural 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.

Structural welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Fabricate and assemble small parts and components with the GMAW, SMAW, FCAW and aluminum weld process.
Bound structural as well as nonstructural parts by means of welding according to drawings using MIG and TIG welding of steel.
Weld, and fabricate pressure vessels using GMAW process.
Fix various stock trailers and other equipment that come in for repairs using FCAW, and GMAW.
Weld separately or in combination using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys.

Welder-manufacture vs structural welder skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common structural welder skills

SMAW, 9%
FCAW, 8%
MIG, 8%
Arc Welding, 8%
GMAW, 6%
Hand Tools, 5%