Upfitter vs fabrication technician

The differences between upfitters and fabrication technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an upfitter has an average salary of $40,171, which is higher than the $35,582 average annual salary of a fabrication technician.

The top three skills for an upfitter include MIG, and . The most important skills for a fabrication technician are hand tools, math, and customer service.

Upfitter vs fabrication technician overview

	Upfitter	Fabrication Technician
Yearly salary	$40,171	$35,582
Hourly rate	$19.31	$17.11
Growth rate	-	14%
Number of jobs	482	109,734
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Associate Degree, 29%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Upfitter vs fabrication technician salary

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

	Upfitter	Fabrication Technician
Average salary	$40,171	$35,582
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $63,000	Between $26,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Westinghouse Appliances Australia
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between upfitter and fabrication technician education

There are a few differences between an upfitter and a fabrication technician in terms of educational background:

	Upfitter	Fabrication Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Associate Degree, 29%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Upfitter vs fabrication technician demographics

Here are the differences between upfitters' and fabrication technicians' demographics:

	Upfitter	Fabrication Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 97.0% Female, 3.0%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 8.5% White, 56.8% 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 upfitter and fabrication technician duties and responsibilities

Upfitter example responsibilities.

Run presses to fabricate aluminum, copper, and steel leads.
Maintain and troubleshoot equipment to ensure continuous quality to a highly motivate production schedule.
Complete modifications per customer and Fiat/Chrysler specifications.
Design of customer request custom parts, sketch initial diagrams, raw stock dimension analysis, and assembly line set up.

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.

Upfitter vs fabrication technician skills

Common upfitter skills

MIG, 100%

Common fabrication technician skills

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