Assembling fabricator vs product builder

The differences between assembling fabricators and product builders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assembling fabricator has an average salary of $33,422, which is higher than the $31,288 average annual salary of a product builder.

The top three skills for an assembling fabricator include hand tools, basic math and blueprint specifications. The most important skills for a product builder are medical devices, medical products, and hand tools.

Assembling fabricator vs product builder overview

	Assembling Fabricator	Product Builder
Yearly salary	$33,422	$31,288
Hourly rate	$16.07	$15.04
Growth rate	-6%	-
Number of jobs	1,874	60,312
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Assembling fabricator vs product builder salary

Assembling fabricators and product builders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assembling Fabricator	Product Builder
Average salary	$33,422	$31,288
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $41,000	Between $24,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Sacramento, CA	Alameda, CA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	North Dakota
Best paying company	NOV	Amazon
Best paying industry	Construction	Health Care

Differences between assembling fabricator and product builder education

There are a few differences between an assembling fabricator and a product builder in terms of educational background:

	Assembling Fabricator	Product Builder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Assembling fabricator vs product builder demographics

Here are the differences between assembling fabricators' and product builders' demographics:

	Assembling Fabricator	Product Builder
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.7% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.9% Asian, 11.6% White, 48.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between assembling fabricator and product builder duties and responsibilities

Assembling fabricator example responsibilities.

Used power air tools, blow torches, grinders, saws, help welders.
Cut, bend, and weld bars at the job site, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
Maintain CNC machines in a high volume production environment.
Have to use protractors to reach the desired angle.
Experience include using MIG and stick welding on mild steel and manganese.
Design fixtures and mig weld them together to keep the desired shape.

Product builder example responsibilities.

Modify existing client websites with new HTML and CSS to achieve stakeholder requirements.
Train new employees to sop's, gmp's and cgmp's and also train employees to wire straightening machine.
Follow proper FDA regulations and practice proper GDP.
Document all procedures and progress using correct GDP and GMP requirements.
Specialize in repair of household appliances, television, and VCR repairs.
Perform spot audits of work centers to verify compliance to ISO calibration processes.

Assembling fabricator vs product builder skills

Common assembling fabricator skills

Hand Tools, 18%
Basic Math, 6%
Blueprint Specifications, 5%
Math, 5%
Grinders, 5%
Quality Standards, 4%

Common product builder skills

Medical Devices, 12%
Medical Products, 9%
Hand Tools, 7%
Safety Policies, 6%
Catheter, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%

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