Occupational Employment Statistics
51-7021 Furniture Finishers
Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.
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Minnesota
| 400 | 69 | $21.41/hr | $15.54/hr | $17.86/hr | $21.68/hr | $24.17/hr | $27.60/hr |
| Manufacturing | 320 | $22.21/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
| Other Services | N/A | N/A |
- Spread graining ink over metal portions of furniture to simulate wood-grain finish.
- Remove accessories prior to finishing, and mask areas that should not be exposed to finishing processes or substances.
- Select appropriate finishing ingredients such as paint, stain, lacquer, shellac, or varnish, depending on factors such as wood hardness and surface type.
- Wash surfaces to prepare them for finish application.
- Brush, spray, or hand-rub finishing ingredients, such as paint, oil, stain, or wax, onto and into wood grain and apply lacquer or other sealers.
- Recommend woods, colors, finishes, and furniture styles, using knowledge of wood products, fashions, and styles.
- Select appropriate finishing ingredients such as paint, stain, lacquer, shellac, or varnish, depending on factors such as wood hardness and surface type.
- Fill and smooth cracks or depressions, remove marks and imperfections, and repair broken parts, using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, or screws.
- Smooth, shape, and touch up surfaces to prepare them for finishing, using sandpaper, pumice stones, steel wool, chisels, sanders, or grinders.
- Brush, spray, or hand-rub finishing ingredients, such as paint, oil, stain, or wax, onto and into wood grain and apply lacquer or other sealers.