Fabrication technician vs assembling fabricator

The differences between fabrication technicians and assembling fabricators 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 $33,422 average annual salary of an assembling fabricator.

The top three skills for a fabrication technician include hand tools, math and customer service. The most important skills for an assembling fabricator are hand tools, basic math, and blueprint specifications.

Fabrication technician vs assembling fabricator overview

	Fabrication Technician	Assembling Fabricator
Yearly salary	$35,582	$33,422
Hourly rate	$17.11	$16.07
Growth rate	14%	-6%
Number of jobs	109,734	1,874
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Fabrication technician vs assembling fabricator salary

Fabrication technicians and assembling fabricators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fabrication Technician	Assembling Fabricator
Average salary	$35,582	$33,422
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $47,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	North Dakota
Best paying company	Westinghouse Appliances Australia	NOV
Best paying industry	Finance	Construction

Differences between fabrication technician and assembling fabricator education

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

	Fabrication Technician	Assembling Fabricator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fabrication technician vs assembling fabricator demographics

Here are the differences between fabrication technicians' and assembling fabricators' demographics:

	Fabrication Technician	Assembling Fabricator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%
Race ratio	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%	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%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between fabrication technician and assembling fabricator duties and responsibilities

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.

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.

Fabrication technician vs assembling fabricator skills

Common fabrication technician skills

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

Common assembling fabricator skills

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

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