Also called: Nibmeister, Pen Repair Specialist
Repairs and tunes fountain pens, grinding nibs to a writer's style and restoring vintage pens for collectors.
A nibmeister looks through a magnifier at a customer's scratchy pen tip, smooths and reshapes it on fine abrasives, and test-writes until the ink flows perfectly. Between custom grinds they replace ink sacs in 1940s pens and run a repair table at a pen show.
Approximate; mostly self-employed.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 2 years after high school. Learned from mentors, books, and pen shows.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Small, loyal hobby market.
Low risk for 10 years. Grinding nibs and restoring vintage pens is precise handwork for a small, loyal hobby market.
Classes: Art (calligraphy), Physics, Business.
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