Details Report for:
51-7021.00 - Furniture Finishers
Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.
Sample of reported job titles: Finish Repair Worker, Finisher, Furniture Finisher, Hand Sander, Lacquer Sprayer, Sander, Sealer Sander, Sprayer, Stain Sprayer, Stain Wiper
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Accounting software — Intuit QuickBooks
- Data base user interface and query software — DuPont ColorNet; DuPont Spies Hecker Wizard
- Internet browser software — Web browser software
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Adjustable wrenches — Adjustable handwrenches
- Air compressors
- Belt sander — Belt sanders
- Cleaning brushes — Scrubbing brushes
- Cold chisels — Flat cold chisels
- Domestic clothing irons — Steam irons
- Drying cabinets or ovens — Baking ovens
- Flat hand file — Flat hand files
- Hacksaw — Mini hacksaws
- Hammers — Finishing hammers
- Hand clamps — Adjustable hand clamps
- Hand sprayers — Spray guns
- Heat guns
- Light trucks or sport utility vehicles — Pickup trucks
- Longnose pliers — Long nose pliers
- Minivans or vans — Work vans
- Offset socket wrenches — Offset socket wrench sets
- Orbital sander — Orbital sanders
- Paint brushes — Grain combs; Multipurpose paintbrushes; Overgrainers; Pencil brushes
- Paint mixers — Paint agitators; Power paint mixers
- Paint rollers
- Paint sprayers — Computer numerically control CNC spray painting machines; Electrostatic spray guns; Power paint sprayers
- Pincers
- Power buffers — Electric buffers
- Power drills — Cordless power drills
- Power grinders
- Power nail guns — Automatic nail guns
- Power planes — Power planers
- Power sanders
- Power screwguns — Power screwdrivers
- Pressure or steam cleaners — High pressure water sprayers
- Punches or nail sets or drifts — Nail punches
- Putty knives
- Respirators — Canister-type face masks; Protective respirators
- Rubber mallet — Rubber mallets; Soft mallets
- Sanding machines — Stroke sanders
- Saws — Handsaws
- Scrapers for paint application — Paint scrapers
- Screwdrivers — Multipurpose screwdrivers
- Sharpening stones or tools or kits — Oil stones
- Spanner wrenches
- Squares — Layout squares
- Storage tanks — Dipping tanks
- Tape measures — Measuring tapes
- Tumblers or polishers — Barrel tumblers
- Wedges — Timber wedges
- Wet mops — Mop brushes
- Wood chisels — Spokeshaves
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Abilities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.
- Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.
- Repair furniture or upholstery.
- Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in products or workpieces.
- Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces.
- Operate grinding equipment.
- Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.
- Advise others on ways to improve processes or products.
- Select production input materials.
- Clean workpieces or finished products.
- Mix ingredients to create specific finishes.
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
- Operate painting or coating equipment.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed |
Education | These occupations usually require a high school diploma. |
Related Experience | Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, and tellers. |
SVP Range | (4.0 to < 6.0) |
Education
Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Related Occupations Save Table (XLS/CSV)
37-3011.00 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers ![]() |
49-3093.00 | Tire Repairers and Changers |
51-4052.00 | Pourers and Casters, Metal |
51-6064.00 | Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-7041.00 | Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
51-9022.00 | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
51-9124.00 | Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9195.00 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
51-9198.00 | Helpers--Production Workers ![]() |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $15.62 hourly, $32,480 annual |
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Employment (2019) | 17,400 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 1,700 |
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Top industries (2019) | Manufacturing (64% employed in this sector)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
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