Also called: Harp Regulator, Harp Repair Technician
Travels to harpists to adjust, restring and repair concert harps so every one of their 47 strings plays perfectly in tune.
You fly to a city where a dozen harpists have booked you. At each home you tune all 47 strings, adjust the tiny discs that change pitch when a pedal moves, and replace a worn string set before an orchestra concert.
Estimated; many are self-employed and travel.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 2 years after high school. Training with a harp maker plus long practice.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Music, Musical Instrument Technology.
Growing slowly. Tiny but steady market of professional and student harpists.
Low risk for 10 years. Electronic tuners help, but regulating a harp’s mechanism is skilled handwork.
Classes: Music or orchestra, Physics, Woodshop.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9063.
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