Also called: Guitar Builder, Violin Maker, Instrument Repair Tech
Builds and repairs stringed instruments like guitars, violins, and cellos.
A luthier carves a violin top from spruce, shapes a guitar neck by hand, and fixes cracked instruments for local musicians.
BLS musical instrument repairers median ~$43k.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Lutherie school or apprenticeship.
Ways in: Trade school, Apprenticeship, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Lutherie (trade school), Woodworking.
Growing slowly. Small trade.
Low risk for 10 years. CNC machines help shape parts, but building, setting up and repairing instruments by hand stays craft work.
Classes: Woodshop, Music (guitar or strings), Physics (sound), Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2061.
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