Welding foreman vs leader

The differences between welding foremen and leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a welding foreman and a leader. Additionally, a leader has an average salary of $86,964, which is higher than the $52,863 average annual salary of a welding foreman.

The top three skills for a welding foreman include MIG, FCAW and structural steel. The most important skills for a leader are customer service, strong time management, and excellent interpersonal.

Welding foreman vs leader overview

	Welding Foreman	Leader
Yearly salary	$52,863	$86,964
Hourly rate	$25.41	$41.81
Growth rate	2%	10%
Number of jobs	11,547	172,293
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Welding foreman vs leader salary

Welding foremen and leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Welding Foreman	Leader
Average salary	$52,863	$86,964
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $72,000	Between $49,000 And $153,000
Highest paying City	-	Portland, ME
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	Eli Lilly and Company
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between welding foreman and leader education

There are a few differences between a welding foreman and a leader in terms of educational background:

	Welding Foreman	Leader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	Stanford University

Welding foreman vs leader demographics

Here are the differences between welding foremen' and leaders' demographics:

	Welding Foreman	Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%	Male, 49.8% Female, 50.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between welding foreman and leader duties and responsibilities

Welding foreman example responsibilities.

Manage weld process controls of GMAW-P, CV both robotic and semi-automatic; to include GTAW both robotic and semi-automatic.
Improve robot weld process through robot and PLC programming.
Apply flux ti work pie ce before soldering or brazing.
Use MIG gun arc to melt and deposit metal from electrode to work pieces.
Create new and advance program storage system on all CNC equipment for parts and items reproductions.
Establish and qualify new weld procedures and monitor compliance to those WPS in daily production at vendor shops.

Leader example responsibilities.

Manage UNIX and mainframe systems software staff.
Achieve business metrics and implement WCM tools and processes.
Lead instrument calibration, OOS investigation, change control, deviation documentation to comply with GMP.
Lead a group to help a dog food producer to gain traction in the grocery store channel
Perform diagnostics, lead audits, kaizen events, value stream mapping, PDCA teams and employee involvement.
Lead in PTA efforts to recognize school staff by planning events and organize and plan monthly appreciation gifts.

Welding foreman vs leader skills

Common welding foreman skills

MIG, 12%
FCAW, 6%
Structural Steel, 5%
SMAW, 5%
Plasma Arc, 5%
GMAW, 5%

Common leader skills

Customer Service, 14%
Strong Time Management, 9%
Excellent Interpersonal, 7%
PET, 6%
Digital Transformation, 6%
Work Ethic, 5%