Furniture maker vs product builder

The differences between furniture makers and product builders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a furniture maker has an average salary of $37,070, which is higher than the $31,288 average annual salary of a product builder.

The top three skills for a furniture maker include hand tools, shop drawings and jointers. The most important skills for a product builder are medical devices, medical products, and hand tools.

Furniture maker vs product builder overview

	Furniture Maker	Product Builder
Yearly salary	$37,070	$31,288
Hourly rate	$17.82	$15.04
Growth rate	3%	-
Number of jobs	7,848	60,312
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Furniture maker vs product builder salary

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

	Furniture Maker	Product Builder
Average salary	$37,070	$31,288
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $49,000	Between $24,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Alameda, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Amazon
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between furniture maker and product builder education

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

	Furniture Maker	Product Builder
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Furniture maker vs product builder demographics

Here are the differences between furniture makers' and product builders' demographics:

	Furniture Maker	Product Builder
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 92.6% Female, 7.4%	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 8.5% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.9% Asian, 11.6% White, 48.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between furniture maker and product builder duties and responsibilities

Furniture maker example responsibilities.

Operate machinery, sanders, saws, planers.
Create necessary jigs and templates for each project.
Smooth, shape, and touch up surfaces to prepare them for finishing, using sandpaper, sanders, or grinders.
Remove rough spots and smooth surfaces to fit, trim, or clean parts, using hand tools or power tools.

Product builder example responsibilities.

Modify existing client websites with new HTML and CSS to achieve stakeholder requirements.
Train new employees to sop's, gmp's and cgmp's and also train employees to wire straightening machine.
Follow proper FDA regulations and practice proper GDP.
Document all procedures and progress using correct GDP and GMP requirements.
Specialize in repair of household appliances, television, and VCR repairs.
Perform spot audits of work centers to verify compliance to ISO calibration processes.

Furniture maker vs product builder skills

Common furniture maker skills

Hand Tools, 42%
Shop Drawings, 17%
Jointers, 12%
CNC, 7%
Planers, 6%
Drill Press, 6%

Common product builder skills

Medical Devices, 12%
Medical Products, 9%
Hand Tools, 7%
Safety Policies, 6%
Catheter, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%