Furniture builder vs fabricator

The differences between furniture builders and fabricators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fabricator has an average salary of $34,922, 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 fabricator are hand tools, basic math, and calipers.

Furniture builder vs fabricator overview

	Furniture Builder	Fabricator
Yearly salary	$32,165	$34,922
Hourly rate	$15.46	$16.79
Growth rate	3%	-1%
Number of jobs	3,767	7,772
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Furniture builder vs fabricator salary

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

	Furniture Builder	Fabricator
Average salary	$32,165	$34,922
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $44,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Danaher
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between furniture builder and fabricator education

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

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

Furniture builder vs fabricator demographics

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

	Furniture Builder	Fabricator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 89.9% Female, 10.1%	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 8.1% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between furniture builder and 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.

Fabricator example responsibilities.

Finish weld using SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW as required.
Gain experience in tig and arc welding, as well as cleaning welds.
Design, manufacture, and assemble plastic products through one of a number of methods such as molding and extrusion.
Operate equipment and power tools, including arc welding and gas welding equipment, grinders, sanders, lathes and saws.
Master the use of an array of tools including but not limit to power saws, grinders, polishers, etc.
Certify in SMAW, GMAW.

Furniture builder vs fabricator skills

Common furniture builder skills

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

Common fabricator skills

Hand Tools, 10%
Basic Math, 8%
Calipers, 8%
Math, 7%
Tape Measure, 6%
CNC, 5%