Cabinetmaker

• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma


• Experience: 5 years or more


• Cabinetmaking and millwork
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Custom cabinet shop
• Industrial
• Aviation/aerospace manufacturing

Tasks

• Study plans, specifications or drawings of articles to be made
• Trim joints and fit parts and subassemblies together to form complete unit and reinforce joints
• Sand wooden surfaces and apply veneer, stain or polish to finished products; prepare and apply laminated plastics
• Apply varnish, veneer, stain or polish to finished products
• Maintain clean and safe work environment

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Cabinetmaker Trade Certification

Area of specialization

• Furniture
• Furniture and cabinet remodeling

Work conditions and physical capabilities