Welder-manufacture vs welder first class

The differences between welder-manufactures and welders first class 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 first class. Additionally, a welder first class has an average salary of $45,016, 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 welder first class are flux core, arc welding, and SMAW.

Welder-manufacture vs welder first class overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder First Class
Yearly salary	$43,652	$45,016
Hourly rate	$20.99	$21.64
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	38,450
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs welder first class salary

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder First Class
Average salary	$43,652	$45,016
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $33,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between welder-manufacture and welder first class education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder First Class
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Welder-manufacture vs welder first class demographics

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder First Class
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 2.7% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between welder-manufacture and welder first class 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 first class example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Programme and operate automatic GTAW, and GMAW machines.
Fuse metals together using GMAW and FCAW processes within code guidelines.
Apply repairs to various types of vessels, utilizing FCAW, and SMAW processes.
Operate brazing and soldering equipment.
Train in tig and stick pipe welding.

Welder-manufacture vs welder first class skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common welder first class skills

Flux Core, 9%
Arc Welding, 8%
SMAW, 6%
FCAW, 5%
GMAW, 5%
Stainless Steel, 5%

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