Welding supervisor vs welding engineer

The differences between welding supervisors and welding engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a welding engineer has an average salary of $84,923, which is higher than the $55,605 average annual salary of a welding supervisor.

The top three skills for a welding supervisor include GMAW, blueprint specifications and aluminum. The most important skills for a welding engineer are arc welding, GMAW, and GTAW.

Welding supervisor vs welding engineer overview

	Welding Supervisor	Welding Engineer
Yearly salary	$55,605	$84,923
Hourly rate	$26.73	$40.83
Growth rate	2%	6%
Number of jobs	27,184	39,405
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	46	41
Years of experience	2	-

Welding supervisor vs welding engineer salary

Welding supervisors and welding engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Welding Supervisor	Welding Engineer
Average salary	$55,605	$84,923
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $74,000	Between $51,000 And $138,000
Highest paying City	Fontana, CA	Houston, TX
Highest paying state	Wyoming	Arizona
Best paying company	BWX Technologies	T.D. Williamson
Best paying industry	Professional	Energy

Differences between welding supervisor and welding engineer education

There are a few differences between a welding supervisor and a welding engineer in terms of educational background:

	Welding Supervisor	Welding Engineer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Industrial Technology
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	University of Washington

Welding supervisor vs welding engineer demographics

Here are the differences between welding supervisors' and welding engineers' demographics:

	Welding Supervisor	Welding Engineer
Average age	46	41
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 2.8% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 13.3% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between welding supervisor and welding engineer duties and responsibilities

Welding supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage what parts are run with each other and when they are run.
Manage payroll, order all safety equipment, PPE, and spare parts require to keep production rates up.
Manage weld process controls of GMAW-P, CV both robotic and semi-automatic; to include GTAW both robotic and semi-automatic.
Manage warranty repair/restoration of company valves involving strict API and ISO requirements/procedures.
Certify MIG & TIG welding on steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
Work solo and over crews SMAW, GTAW & FCAW procedures perform

Welding engineer example responsibilities.

Manage CWI's to ensure interpretations and directions are follow consistently.
Lead extrusion billet design and specification of hot-and-cold work tooling for press-and-draw bench use.
Operate and train operators on multiple CNC equipment and manage all products produce by the machines.
Manage aluminum structural/pipe fabrication turnaround: cross-country CGIT/IPB megawatt electrical power conductors.
Manage Jenkins security by providing specific access to authorize developers/testers using project base matrix authorization strategy.
Experience in GMAW, FCAW, SMAW, GTAW and SA welding processes.

Welding supervisor vs welding engineer skills

Common welding supervisor skills

GMAW, 8%
Blueprint Specifications, 7%
Aluminum, 7%
AWS, 7%
Arc Welding, 6%
GTAW, 5%

Common welding engineer skills

Arc Welding, 8%
GMAW, 7%
GTAW, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
CAD, 4%
Procedure Specifications, 3%