Product builder vs fabrication technician

The differences between product 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 $31,288 average annual salary of a product builder.

The top three skills for a product builder include medical devices, medical products and hand tools. The most important skills for a fabrication technician are hand tools, math, and customer service.

Product builder vs fabrication technician overview

	Product Builder	Fabrication Technician
Yearly salary	$31,288	$35,582
Hourly rate	$15.04	$17.11
Growth rate	-	14%
Number of jobs	60,312	109,734
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Associate Degree, 29%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Product builder vs fabrication technician salary

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

	Product Builder	Fabrication Technician
Average salary	$31,288	$35,582
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	Alameda, CA	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	North Dakota
Best paying company	Amazon	Westinghouse Appliances Australia
Best paying industry	Health Care	Finance

Differences between product builder and fabrication technician education

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

	Product Builder	Fabrication Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Associate Degree, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Product builder vs fabrication technician demographics

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

	Product Builder	Fabrication Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 51.3% Female, 48.7%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
Race ratio	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%	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 product builder and fabrication technician duties and responsibilities

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.

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.

Product builder vs fabrication technician skills

Common product builder skills

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

Common fabrication technician skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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