Welder-manufacture vs welder fitter

The differences between welder-manufactures and welder fitters 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 fitter. Additionally, a welder-manufacture has an average salary of $43,652, which is higher than the $39,676 average annual salary of a welder fitter.

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

Welder-manufacture vs welder fitter overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder Fitter
Yearly salary	$43,652	$39,676
Hourly rate	$20.99	$19.07
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	8,022
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 fitter salary

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder Fitter
Average salary	$43,652	$39,676
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $28,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Jefferson Lab
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between welder-manufacture and welder fitter education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder Fitter
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 fitter demographics

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder Fitter
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%
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 fitter 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 fitter example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Align parts in relation to each other, using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
Align and fit according to specifications using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars and hammers.
Weld and fit per drawing: GTAW aluminum, stainless, steel, and copper-nickel pipe.
Fabricate parts and equipment using GTAW process on thin metals such as aluminum & other precious metals.
Manufacture mobile home frames using fixtures, heat beam for a perfect chamber while applying welding procedures of SMAW and GMAW.

Welder-manufacture vs welder fitter skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common welder fitter skills

MIG, 13%
Hand Tools, 7%
Arc Welding, 5%
GMAW, 5%
Aluminum, 5%
Stainless Steel, 5%