Also called: Woodwind & Brass Repair Technician
Repairs trumpets, saxophones, clarinets, and other band instruments for students and pros.
A repair tech removes a dent from a tuba bell, replaces leaky pads on a saxophone, and play-tests each horn before a school picks it up. Summer is the busy season before band starts.
Approximate; similar to musical instrument repairers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. One-year band instrument repair program or apprenticeship.
Ways in: Trade school, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Band Instrument Repair (trade school).
Growing slowly. Steady demand from school music programs.
Low risk for 10 years. Dents, pads and solder joints need skilled hands, and school band programs keep steady demand.
Classes: Band or orchestra, Metals or welding CTE, Physics (sound).
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9063.
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