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How to become Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Median annual wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters (51-7011) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
- Operate woodworking equipment.
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
- Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
- Assemble wood products.
- Estimate costs of products, services, or materials.
- Estimate material requirements for production.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Operations Monitoring3.5/5
- Quality Control Analysis3.4/5
- Monitoring3.1/5
- Operation and Control3.1/5
- Speaking3.0/5
- Critical Thinking3.0/5
- Operations Analysis3.0/5
- Equipment Selection3.0/5
- Troubleshooting3.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Realistic7.0/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional3.6/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Artistic2.4/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Investigative2.1/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Enterprising1.2/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Social1.1/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
