Also called: Crater, Export Crate Builder
Builds custom wooden crates to ship heavy, fragile, or valuable things like machinery and artwork.
A crater measures a jet engine or sculpture, cuts lumber, builds a custom crate with foam and bracing, and labels it for export rules.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Carpentry skills learned on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Carpentry (trade school).
Shrinking (about -2% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 51-7099: Decline (-1% or lower).
Low risk for 10 years. Custom crates for one-off loads take carpentry skill; little here to automate.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to crating and packing companies as a crater helper; they train you
Classes: Woodshop, Geometry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-7099.
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