Also called: Masonry Stove Builder, Finnish Fireplace Builder
Builds massive stone or brick heaters that burn a quick, hot fire and then radiate warmth into a home for a whole day.
You lay firebrick around a winding inner channel so hot smoke snakes through the heater before it leaves the chimney. Then you finish the outside in stone or tile and build a heated bench where the family can sit.
Estimated; many are self-employed and paid per project.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Masonry experience plus heater-building workshops.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Masonry (trade school).
Growing about average. Small niche popular with off-grid and eco-minded homeowners.
Low risk for 10 years. Each heater is laid brick by brick to a custom design; robots are far off.
Classes: Masonry or construction tech, Physics, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2021.
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