Also called: Coffin Maker, Casket Woodworker
Builds wooden caskets and burial boxes by hand or on a factory line, from plain pine boxes to polished hardwood.
In a woodshop, the casket maker cuts and joins boards, sands the box, and fits handles and lining. Some work in large factories building hundreds of steel and wood caskets a week. Others, like monks at a few U.S. abbeys, make simple pine caskets to order.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Woodworking skills learned on the job or in shop programs.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Woodworking (trade school).
Shrinking. More cremations mean fewer caskets.
Low risk for 10 years. CNC machines cut parts, but assembly and finishing are hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to casket factories or woodworking shops that build burial boxes; they train on the line
Classes: Woodshop, Geometry, Art.
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