Diamond powder technician vs fabrication technician

The differences between diamond powder technicians and fabrication technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fabrication technician has an average salary of $35,582, which is higher than the $35,130 average annual salary of a diamond powder technician.

The top three skills for a diamond powder technician include powder coat, hand tools and cranes. The most important skills for a fabrication technician are hand tools, math, and customer service.

Diamond powder technician vs fabrication technician overview

	Diamond Powder Technician	Fabrication Technician
Yearly salary	$35,130	$35,582
Hourly rate	$16.89	$17.11
Growth rate	2%	14%
Number of jobs	6,376	109,734
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Associate Degree, 29%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	-	-

Diamond powder technician vs fabrication technician salary

Diamond powder technicians and fabrication technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Diamond Powder Technician	Fabrication Technician
Average salary	$35,130	$35,582
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $26,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Westinghouse Appliances Australia
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between diamond powder technician and fabrication technician education

There are a few differences between a diamond powder technician and a fabrication technician in terms of educational background:

	Diamond Powder Technician	Fabrication Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Associate Degree, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Diamond powder technician vs fabrication technician demographics

Here are the differences between diamond powder technicians' and fabrication technicians' demographics:

	Diamond Powder Technician	Fabrication Technician
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 89.2% Female, 10.8%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between diamond powder technician and fabrication technician duties and responsibilities

Diamond powder technician example responsibilities.

Train in operating heavy machinery such as mills and spray dryers.
Build, test and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems for prototype water distillation equipment.
Certify to run plastics extruders, plastics expanders and high tech all-in-one expand/cut to length machines.

Fabrication technician example responsibilities.

Use of mig and tig welders, plasma cutter, chop see, band see and drill press.
Lift or move material and finish products using large over head cranes or hoists.
Weld with stick mig flux cor stainless rods.
Form, fabricate and assemble commercial HVAC duct work systems.
Train and operate several pieces of fab equipment, i.e.
Operate laser and turret machines to cut hoods for transformers.

Diamond powder technician vs fabrication technician skills

Common diamond powder technician skills

Powder Coat, 28%
Hand Tools, 20%
Cranes, 9%
Production Equipment, 8%
Detect Defects, 6%
CNC, 6%

Common fabrication technician skills

Hand Tools, 10%
Math, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
CNC, 5%
Calipers, 5%
OSHA, 5%

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