Furniture builder vs assembling fabricator

The differences between furniture builders and assembling fabricators 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 $32,165 average annual salary of a furniture builder.

The top three skills for a furniture builder include hand tools, quality products and customer orders. The most important skills for an assembling fabricator are hand tools, basic math, and blueprint specifications.

Furniture builder vs assembling fabricator overview

	Furniture Builder	Assembling Fabricator
Yearly salary	$32,165	$33,422
Hourly rate	$15.46	$16.07
Growth rate	3%	-6%
Number of jobs	3,767	1,874
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Furniture builder vs assembling fabricator salary

Furniture builders and assembling fabricators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Furniture Builder	Assembling Fabricator
Average salary	$32,165	$33,422
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $44,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	NOV
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between furniture builder and assembling fabricator education

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

	Furniture Builder	Assembling Fabricator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Furniture builder vs assembling fabricator demographics

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

	Furniture Builder	Assembling Fabricator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 89.9% Female, 10.1%	Male, 81.7% Female, 18.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 8.5% White, 59.3% 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 furniture builder and assembling fabricator duties and responsibilities

Furniture builder example responsibilities.

Modify existing client websites with new HTML and CSS to achieve stakeholder requirements.
Operate tools specific to the job such as power saws, planers, jointers, routers, lathes, and others.
Work with various machinery (e.g., planers, table saws, chop saws, drill presses and veneer press).
Contribute in drafting and designing technical and advertising layout using AutoCAD and Photoshop.
Contribute in drafting and designing technical and advertising layout using AutoCAD and Photoshop.

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.

Furniture builder vs assembling fabricator skills

Common furniture builder skills

Hand Tools, 35%
Quality Products, 15%
Customer Orders, 9%
Table Saws, 8%
Furniture Pieces, 5%
Jigs, 4%

Common assembling fabricator skills

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

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