Furniture Makers and Other Craft Woodworkers
Wages
New workers start around £12,348. Normal pay is £29,608 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £45,881.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 28,977 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Matches and marks out veneers ready for cutting and examines and repairs defects in veneer or plywood sheets.
Measures floor area to be covered and lays wood blocks, parquet panels or hardwood strips.
Removes, replaces or repairs damaged parts of wooden furniture.
Assembles parts with crafted joints, nails, screws, dowels or adhesives and fits locks, catches, hinges, castors, drawers, shelves and other fittings.
Selects, measures, cuts and shapes wood using saws, chisels, planes, powered hand tools and woodworking machines.
Examines drawings and specifications to determine job requirements and appropriate materials.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.