Welder-manufacture vs welder helper

The differences between welder-manufactures and welder helpers 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 helper. Additionally, a welder-manufacture has an average salary of $43,652, which is higher than the $29,684 average annual salary of a welder helper.

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

Welder-manufacture vs welder helper overview

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder Helper
Yearly salary	$43,652	$29,684
Hourly rate	$20.99	$14.27
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	7,091	21,605
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Welder-manufacture vs welder helper salary

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder Helper
Average salary	$43,652	$29,684
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $60,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Bakersfield, CA
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Kiewit
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between welder-manufacture and welder helper education

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder Helper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Welder-manufacture vs welder helper demographics

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

	Welder-Manufacture	Welder Helper
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 92.1% Female, 7.9%
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, 8.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between welder-manufacture and welder helper 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 helper example responsibilities.

Manage and run production parts through the brake.
Weld structural material including carbon steel and stainless steel using SMAW, and MIG processes.
Perform welder duties using SMAW, PAC, GMAW, oxy-fuel cutting, and GTAW processes.
Work on vessels welding using SMAW and FCAW
Can also Tig weld and use the process FCAW
Perform welder helper duties using electric, oxyacetylene, MIG and TIG welding processes.

Welder-manufacture vs welder helper skills

Common welder-manufacture skills

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

Common welder helper skills

Grind Welds, 10%
MIG, 9%
Grinders, 9%
Safety Equipment, 7%
Arc Welding, 7%
GMAW, 6%