Also called: Acrylic Tank Fabricator, Aquarium Designer & Installer
Designs and builds custom aquariums, from home reef tanks to giant acrylic windows for public aquariums.
An aquarium builder bonds thick acrylic panels in a shop, designs filtration systems, and installs living-room reef tanks or shark tunnels.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Learned through apprenticeship in fabrication shops.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Industrial Technology.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 51-9195: Faster than average (5% to 6%).
Low risk for 10 years. CAD helps design, but bonding thick acrylic and installing custom tanks is skilled fabrication.
Classes: Shop class, Geometry, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9195.
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