Plastics fabricator vs fabricator

The differences between plastics fabricators 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 $33,585 average annual salary of a plastics fabricator.

The top three skills for a plastics fabricator include extrusion, hand tools and fiberglass. The most important skills for a fabricator are hand tools, basic math, and calipers.

Plastics fabricator vs fabricator overview

	Plastics Fabricator	Fabricator
Yearly salary	$33,585	$34,922
Hourly rate	$16.15	$16.79
Growth rate	-11%	-1%
Number of jobs	2,028	7,772
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Plastics fabricator vs fabricator salary

Plastics fabricators and fabricators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plastics Fabricator	Fabricator
Average salary	$33,585	$34,922
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	Chaska, MN	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Nevada
Best paying company	Graco	Danaher
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Finance

Differences between plastics fabricator and fabricator education

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

	Plastics Fabricator	Fabricator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Plastics fabricator vs fabricator demographics

Here are the differences between plastics fabricators' and fabricators' demographics:

	Plastics Fabricator	Fabricator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 84.1% Female, 15.9%	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 8.6% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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 plastics fabricator and fabricator duties and responsibilities

Plastics fabricator example responsibilities.

Fabricate fiberglass piping, use tape measure, see, forklifts.
Assist with wet layup fiberglass repair as well as resin infusion projects to restore composite components on naval vessels.
Glass glazing/commercial aluminum window panel fabrication
Install thermal plastic parts into tools for bond in autoclaves.
Glass glazing/commercial aluminum window panel fabrication

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.

Plastics fabricator vs fabricator skills

Common plastics fabricator skills

Extrusion, 37%
Hand Tools, 20%
Fiberglass, 13%
Customer Service, 4%
PVC, 4%
Sketch, 3%

Common fabricator skills

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