Fixture maker vs fixture builder

The differences between fixture makers and fixture builders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a fixture maker, becoming a fixture builder takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a fixture builder has an average salary of $53,904, which is higher than the $41,672 average annual salary of a fixture maker.

The top three skills for a fixture maker include hand tools, grinders and store fixtures. The most important skills for a fixture builder are build fixtures, jigs, and gauges.

Fixture maker vs fixture builder overview

	Fixture Maker	Fixture Builder
Yearly salary	$41,672	$53,904
Hourly rate	$20.03	$25.92
Growth rate	1%	-5%
Number of jobs	7,111	3,041
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 53%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	54	45
Years of experience	6	4

Fixture maker vs fixture builder salary

Fixture makers and fixture builders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fixture Maker	Fixture Builder
Average salary	$41,672	$53,904
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $57,000	Between $36,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between fixture maker and fixture builder education

There are a few differences between a fixture maker and a fixture builder in terms of educational background:

	Fixture Maker	Fixture Builder
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 53%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Industrial Technology
Most common college	-	-

Fixture maker vs fixture builder demographics

Here are the differences between fixture makers' and fixture builders' demographics:

	Fixture Maker	Fixture Builder
Average age	54	45
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 97.6% Female, 2.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 1.8% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Asian, 2.6% White, 87.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 8.6% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between fixture maker and fixture builder duties and responsibilities

Fixture maker example responsibilities.

Fabricate precision jig fixtures enabling production to produce numerous parts from jigs using sheet metal carpentry and various other skills.
Perform all machining operations necessary to build production machinery and tooling to manufacture a wide selection of aerospace fasteners.
Machine high tolerance checking fixture details on Bridgeport and automatic wet grinder.
Perform all machining operations necessary to build production machinery and tooling to manufacture a wide selection of aerospace fasteners.

Fixture builder example responsibilities.

Fabricate from raw materials, complex master gauges, drill jigs & holding fixtures for assembly processes.
Coordinate master tooling gauges and relate tooling.
Construct new and maintain fixtures for CNC machining production.
Build aluminum and composite apply fixtures and tooling gages for Lockheed-Martin.
Design and build a wide variety of drill, assembly, weld, locating jigs and templates.
Implement CNC tube bending technology which reduce set-up time and scrap while increasing machine efficiencies and utilization.

Fixture maker vs fixture builder skills

Common fixture maker skills

Hand Tools, 53%
Grinders, 33%
Store Fixtures, 7%
Jigs, 4%
Prototype, 4%

Common fixture builder skills

Build Fixtures, 21%
Jigs, 20%
Gauges, 10%
Blueprint Specifications, 8%
CNC, 5%
Engineering Drawings, 4%