Welder-manufacture vs tig welder

The differences between welder-manufactures and tig 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 tig welder. Additionally, a welder-manufacture has an average salary of $43,652, which is higher than the $38,192 average annual salary of a tig welder.

The top three skills for a welder-manufacture include hand tools, arc welding and cranes. The most important skills for a tig welder are tig welding, carbon steel, and GTAW.

Welder-manufacture vs tig welder overview

	Welder-Manufacture	TIG Welder
Yearly salary	$43,652	$38,192
Hourly rate	$20.99	$18.36
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	7,053
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs tig welder salary

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

	Welder-Manufacture	TIG Welder
Average salary	$43,652	$38,192
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $29,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Tualatin, OR
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Alfa Laval
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between welder-manufacture and tig welder education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	TIG Welder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Welder-manufacture vs tig welder demographics

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

	Welder-Manufacture	TIG Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 92.3% Female, 7.7%
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, 9.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 2.9% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between welder-manufacture and tig 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.

Tig welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld 7ga-22ga together through GMAW (TIG) and (MIG) process.
Assist with minor repairs on steel and carbon steel with proper tig and flux core operation.
Work as TIG and MIG welder on carbon/stainless steel, arc-welder for product repair, and plasma cutter.
Weld items using TIG and MIG equipment and tools, bend cut and hammer pieces to fit the correct production piece.
Fit and make xray welds on sch.

Welder-manufacture vs tig welder skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common tig welder skills

Tig Welding, 35%
Carbon Steel, 8%
GTAW, 5%
Arc Welding, 4%
Hand Tools, 4%
Calipers, 3%