Also called: Cast Iron Restoration Specialist, Ornamental Metals Conservator
Repairs and recasts the cast-iron storefronts, fences, fountains and lampposts that decorate historic buildings and parks.
You take apart a rusted cast-iron fountain from a city park and blast it clean. Missing leaves get recast from molds made off the surviving pieces, and you rebuild it bolt by bolt before it is painted and reinstalled.
Estimated; small specialty shops.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Welding or metalwork training plus years of on-the-job learning.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Trade school, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Welding Technology, Historic Preservation, Metalsmithing.
Growing about average. Steady restoration work in older cities.
Low risk for 10 years. Scanning and 3D-printed molds help, but fitting and repairing old ironwork stays handwork.
Classes: Welding or metal shop, Art, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-4199.
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