Welder-manufacture vs welder

The differences between welder-manufactures and 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 welder. Additionally, a welder-manufacture has an average salary of $43,652, which is higher than the $39,696 average annual salary of a welder.

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

Welder-manufacture vs welder overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder
Yearly salary	$43,652	$39,696
Hourly rate	$20.99	$19.08
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	9,463
Job satisfaction	-	4.25
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs welder salary

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder
Average salary	$43,652	$39,696
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Woburn, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	California Resources
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between welder-manufacture and welder education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	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 welder demographics

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%
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, 10.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 3.0% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between welder-manufacture and 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.

Welder example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld with oxyacetylene, MIG, and brazing all kind of materials like bronze, platinum, aluminum, and flux.
Experience TIG, plasma cutting, brazing, torch cutting, shears press, bending and manipulating heated metal.
Fabricate and weld car carrier trailers using MIG welding method, used overhead cranes to lift weld pieces up.
Fabricate and weld the steel reinforcement and forms according to print on a vibratory bed using MIG and GMAW welding.
Experience welding pipe ranging from 2"up to 72"pressure vessels using the GMAW and FCAW welding process.

Welder-manufacture vs welder skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common welder skills

Arc Welding, 8%
Aluminum, 7%
Hand Tools, 7%
Tig Welding, 6%
Stainless Steel, 5%
GMAW, 5%