Also called: Shipwright
Builds and restores wooden boats using traditional shipwright skills.
You steam oak ribs until they bend, fasten cedar planks to a hull, and launch a sailboat you built with your own hands.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Boatbuilding school (1-2 years) or apprenticeship.
Ways in: Trade school, Apprenticeship. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Boatbuilding (trade school), Woodworking.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Building and restoring wooden boats is slow, traditional craft that machines don't replace.
Classes: Woodshop, Geometry, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-7011.
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