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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-7011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 34,800.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 97,980 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters”.

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Tasks for “Woodworker”

Draw up detailed specifications and discuss projects with customers.
Estimate the amounts, types, or costs of needed materials.
Repair or alter wooden furniture, cabinetry, fixtures, paneling, or other pieces.
Produce or assemble components of articles, such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, or high-grade furniture.
Apply Masonite, formica, or vinyl surfacing materials.
Install hardware, such as hinges, handles, catches, or drawer pulls, using hand tools.
Cut timber to the right size and shape and trim parts of joints to ensure a snug fit, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files.
Perform final touch-ups with sandpaper or steel wool.
Dip, brush, or spray assembled articles with protective or decorative finishes, such as stain, varnish, paint, or lacquer.
Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, following blueprints, to ensure a tight fit and quality product.
Trim, sand, or scrape surfaces or joints to prepare articles for finishing.
Verify dimensions or check the quality or fit of pieces to ensure adherence to specifications.
Reinforce joints with nails or other fasteners to prepare articles for finishing.
Attach parts or subassemblies together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, or clamps.
Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes.
Establish the specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired or plan the methods or operations for shaping or assembling parts, based on blueprints, drawings, diagrams, or oral or written instructions.
Design furniture, using computer-aided drawing programs.
Bore holes for insertion of screws or dowels, by hand or using boring machines.
Match materials for color, grain, or texture, giving attention to knots or other features of the wood.
Program computers to operate machinery.

Related Technology & Tools

Precision levels
Scribers
Belt sanders
Utility knives
Mill files
Disk sanders
Rip saws
Bastard flat files
Laminate trimmers
Power planers
Single spindle drill presses
Viscosity cups
Profile molders
Veneer saws
Combination squares
Reciprocating saws
Back saws
Putty knives
Sliding panel saws
Hand screw wood clamps
Draw knives
Angle dividers
Power drills
Plate jointers
Cutoff saws
Cam clamps
Panel routers
Drill presses
Straight screwdrivers
Boring machines
Metal punches
Biscuit joining machines
Computerized numerical control CNC routers
Safety glasses
Locking C-clamps
Marking gauges
Measuring tapes
Digital micrometers
Paint application rollers
Jig saws
Power routers
Adjustable hand wrenches
Jack planes
Wood files
Staple guns
Mini lathes
Hand sanding blocks
Pin nailers
T-bevels
Bench vises
Jointers
Pneumatic staplers
Layout squares
Burn-in knives
Table routers
Power sanders
Power saws
Phillips head screwdrivers
Table saws
Locking pliers
Dial calipers
Power screwguns
Bowl lathes
Random orbital sanders
Block planes
Miter clamps
Bench grinders
Templates
Slide calipers
Circular planes
Skew chisels
Set squares
Case clamps
Wide belt sanders
Tenoners
Jointer planes
Saber saws
Hand augers
Water wheels
Moisture meters
Sliding table saws
Drafting compasses
Radial arm saws
Steel rules
Shapers
Hand saws
Paint spray guns
Bowl gouges
Circular saws
Dovetail saws
Smooth planes
Edge sanders
Spokeshaves
Portable routers
Mallets
Parallel jaw clamps
Plunge routers
Thickness planers
Machinists' squares
Nail guns
Wedge clamps
Combination planes
Line borers
Panel saws
Claw hammers
Minipresses
Chop saws
Safety goggles
Pneumatic nail guns
Bar clamps
Quick-release clamps
Spindle shapers
Heated putty knives
Metal shears
Fingernail gouges
Miter saws
Trammel points
Spring clamps
Adjustable jigs
Carpentry chisels
Tool sharpeners
Dividers
Overarm routers
Braces and bits
Fore planes
Scrapers
Edging clamps
Cold presses
Personal computers
T-squares
Protective ear plugs
Plumb bobs
Radial drills
Hot presses
Awls
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
Scroll saws
Wood lathes
Paint application brushes
Roughing gouges
Bandsaws
Biscuit joiners
Profile grinders
Marking knives
Edge banders
Parting tools
Tenon saws
Band clamps
Bench dogs
Lacquer booths
Morticers

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Computerized maintenance management system CMMS