Also called: Bench Carpenter, Cabinet Builder
Builds cabinets, countertops, shelving and built-ins in a shop.
You cut and glue face frames, assemble boxes for a kitchen remodel and fit doors so the gaps are perfectly even. Then you load everything onto a truck for install. Over time, many cabinetmakers start their own shop.
Shop owners and high-end custom builders earn more.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High-school diploma; trained through apprenticeship or on the job.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Cabinetmaking (trade school), Woodworking Technology.
Growing slowly (about 0% over 10 years). BLS projects little change.
Medium risk for 10 years. CNC routers and edgebanders do more of the cutting; assembly, custom work and installing still need skilled hands.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply at cabinet and millwork shops or through a staffing agency; new hires are trained on the job
Classes: Woodshop class, Geometry, Drafting class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-7011.
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