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About the NOC 2006 Update
Cabinetmakers use a variety of woods and laminates to construct and repair wooden cabinets, furniture, fixtures and related products. They are employed by furniture manufacturing or repair companies, construction companies and cabinetmaking contractors, or they may be self-employed.
Example Titles
cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker apprentice
custom wood furniture maker
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Main duties
Cabinetmakers perform some or all of the following duties:- Study plans, specifications or drawings of articles to be made, or prepare specifications
- Mark outlines or dimensions of parts on wood
- Operate woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, mortisers and shapers, and use hand tools to cut, shape and form parts and components
- Trim joints and fit parts and subassemblies together to form complete unit using glue and clamps and reinforce joints using nails, screws or other fasteners
- Sand wooden surfaces and apply veneer, stain or polish to finished products
- Repair or restyle wooden furniture, fixtures and related products
- May estimate amount, type and cost of materials required.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program
or
A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school or college courses in cabinetmaking is usually required to be eligible for trade certification. - Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
- Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available to qualified cabinetmakers.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
- Red Seal trade certification allows for interprovincial mobility.
Classified elsewhere
Carpenters (7271)Supervisors of cabinetmakers (in 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades)Woodworking Machine Operators (9513)
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