Furniture builder vs fabrication technician

The differences between furniture builders 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 $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 a fabrication technician are hand tools, math, and customer service.

Furniture builder vs fabrication technician overview

	Furniture Builder	Fabrication Technician
Yearly salary	$32,165	$35,582
Hourly rate	$15.46	$17.11
Growth rate	3%	14%
Number of jobs	3,767	109,734
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Associate Degree, 29%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Furniture builder vs fabrication technician salary

Furniture builders and fabrication technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Furniture Builder	Fabrication Technician
Average salary	$32,165	$35,582
Salary range	Between $23,000 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 furniture builder and fabrication technician education

There are a few differences between a furniture builder and a fabrication technician in terms of educational background:

	Furniture Builder	Fabrication Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Associate Degree, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Furniture builder vs fabrication technician demographics

Here are the differences between furniture builders' and fabrication technicians' demographics:

	Furniture Builder	Fabrication Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 89.9% Female, 10.1%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
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, 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 furniture builder and fabrication technician 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.

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.

Furniture builder vs fabrication technician skills

Common furniture builder skills

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

Common fabrication technician skills

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

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