Also called: Rod Wrapper, Custom Fishing Rod Maker
Builds fishing rods by hand, rolling graphite blanks and wrapping thread to attach every guide.
At a rod factory you roll sheets of graphite onto a steel rod, wrap them and bake them into a blank. At another station you line up the guides perfectly and wrap each one with colored thread, then coat it with epoxy. Custom builders do it all for one angler's dream rod.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.5 years after high school. High school; trained on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Steady demand from anglers; a few US factories remain.
Low risk for 10 years. Machines roll some blanks, but guide wrapping and custom builds stay handwork.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply at fishing rod factories and custom rod shops or through a staffing agency; new hires are trained on the job
Classes: Art, Shop class, Physics, Biology.
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