Lead fabricator vs product builder

The differences between lead fabricators and product builders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lead fabricator has an average salary of $44,415, which is higher than the $31,288 average annual salary of a product builder.

The top three skills for a lead fabricator include customer service, lean manufacturing and safety procedures. The most important skills for a product builder are medical devices, medical products, and hand tools.

Lead fabricator vs product builder overview

	Lead Fabricator	Product Builder
Yearly salary	$44,415	$31,288
Hourly rate	$21.35	$15.04
Growth rate	-1%	-
Number of jobs	3,209	60,312
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Lead fabricator vs product builder salary

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

	Lead Fabricator	Product Builder
Average salary	$44,415	$31,288
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $72,000	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 lead fabricator and product builder education

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

	Lead Fabricator	Product Builder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lead fabricator vs product builder demographics

Here are the differences between lead fabricators' and product builders' demographics:

	Lead Fabricator	Product Builder
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 92.8% Female, 7.2%	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 58.2% 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 lead fabricator and product builder duties and responsibilities

Lead fabricator example responsibilities.

Weld TIG & GMAW stainless certify.
Quoted jobs, weld TIG, MIG, aluminum and steel.
Fabricate jigs and fixtures for accurate production of parts.
Follow all safety policies and ensure PPE are used.
Develop jigs, dies, fixtures, gauges and other tooling to meet specifications set out by customers.
Glass glazing/commercial aluminum window panel fabrication

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.

Lead fabricator vs product builder skills

Common lead fabricator skills

Customer Service, 11%
Lean Manufacturing, 7%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Sigma, 6%
CNC Plasma, 4%
Shop Equipment, 4%

Common product builder skills

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