Welding foreman vs production manager

The differences between welding foremen and production managers 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 production manager. Additionally, a production manager has an average salary of $78,064, 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 production manager are continuous improvement, customer service, and quality standards.

Welding foreman vs production manager overview

	Welding Foreman	Production Manager
Yearly salary	$52,863	$78,064
Hourly rate	$25.41	$37.53
Growth rate	2%	3%
Number of jobs	11,547	95,561
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Welding foreman vs production manager salary

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

	Welding Foreman	Production Manager
Average salary	$52,863	$78,064
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $72,000	Between $50,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Cheniere Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between welding foreman and production manager education

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

	Welding Foreman	Production Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	Stanford University

Welding foreman vs production manager demographics

Here are the differences between welding foremen' and production managers' demographics:

	Welding Foreman	Production Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%	Male, 76.6% Female, 23.4%
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, 17.3% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between welding foreman and production manager 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.

Production manager example responsibilities.

Lead a KAIZEN that save 220k in damages.
Manage lean sigma techniques and Kaizen events to reduce raw material and scrap costs.
Hire and manage crew and locations along with renting necessary film equipment and organizing shoot logistics.
Team member in setting up TPM method of measuring production (OEE), helping to achieve record production results.
Manage data reports, analyze and provide data to improve operational performance to include OEE, process reliability and labor optimization.
Manage production control group and supply replenishment logistics for the manufacturing division.

Welding foreman vs production manager skills

Common welding foreman skills

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

Common production manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Production Supervisors, 6%