Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:

Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.

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Indiana Average Salary $33,780.00
Average Time to Fill 0 days
Typical Education High school equivalency
Typical Experience Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026) 8,345
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026) 8.80 %

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Skills Profile



Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Attention to Detail
Information Gathering
Work Ethic

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Handling and Moving Objects

Set-up computer numerical control machines
Set-up production equipment or machinery
Don/Doff construction, extraction, or mining related Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Assemble/Disassemble manufactured wood products by hand
Assemble wood or carpentry products
Assemble/Disassemble furniture for installation, finishing, or repair
Build cabinets or related interior wood fixtures
Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing
Prepare building surfaces for paint, finishes, wallpaper, or adhesives
Attach decorative or functional accessories to products
Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products
Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials
Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces
Install interior cabinets
Fabricate manufactured products, parts, or components by hand
Adjust construction equipment or machinery
Cut construction material


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Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification Certi - fication Hard to Fill Expensive to Fill
Power Saws
Woodworking Machines
5S Methodology
Customer Service
Architectural Millwork
Schematic Diagrams
Budgeting
Bench Carpentry



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