How do they match: Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

  • Alteration Worker
  • Cabinet Worker
  • Marquetry Worker
  • Wood Machinist
  • Wood Working Assembler
  • Woodworking Machinist

  • 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.

  • Draw up detailed specifications and discuss projects with customers.
  • Bore holes for insertion of screws or dowels, by hand or using boring machines.
  • Design furniture, using computer-aided drawing programs.
  • 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.
  • Install hardware, such as hinges, handles, catches, or drawer pulls, using hand tools.
  • Program computers to operate machinery.
  • Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes.

  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.