Also called: Antique Furniture Conservator
Repairs and refinishes antique furniture to its original beauty.
Restorers fix broken joints, match missing veneer, and hand-apply finishes like French polish, preserving value and history.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Furniture making or restoration program, or apprenticeship.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Woodworking (trade school).
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Fixing joints, matching veneer and French polishing antiques is hand craft; AI isn't a factor.
Classes: Woodshop, Art, Chemistry, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-7011.
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