Occupational Employment Statistics
51-7011 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
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. Excludes “Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-7040).
Northwest Minnesota
| 220 | 28 | $22.56/hr | $17.59/hr | $19.21/hr | $23.17/hr | $24.71/hr | $27.93/hr |
Construction | N/A | N/A |
Manufacturing | 2,580 | $23.69/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 100 | $21.66/hr |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
Other Services | N/A | N/A |
Sheet Metal Workers
| 2,600 | $28.56/hr | 5.1% |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
| 110 | $24.24/hr | -18.7% |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
| 9,670 | $27.54/hr | 6.1% |
Machinists
| 11,720 | $29.59/hr | 7.6% |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
| 640 | $21.47/hr | 5.1% |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 90 | $18.46/hr | -4.2% |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 5,130 | $23.60/hr | -3.5% |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
| 750 | $23.76/hr | 3.2% |
Boilermakers
| 90 | $47.46/hr | 9.1% |
Upholsterers
| 120 | $23.51/hr | 7.5% |
- 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.
- Trim, sand, or scrape surfaces or joints to prepare articles for finishing.
- Attach parts or subassemblies together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, or clamps.
- Match materials for color, grain, or texture, giving attention to knots or other features of the wood.
- Cut timber to the right size and shape and trim parts of joints to ensure a snug fit, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files.
- Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes.
- Estimate the amounts, types, or costs of needed materials.
- Program computers to operate machinery.
- Perform final touch-ups with sandpaper or steel wool.
- Produce or assemble components of articles, such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, or high-grade furniture.