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Cabinet maker

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Cabinet maker Cabinetmaker Chair maker Craftsman cabinet maker Craftsman cabinetmaker Craftswoman cabinet maker Craftswoman cabinetmaker Furniture constructor Furniture design and maker Furniture fitter Hand crafted furniture builder Hand crafted furniture constructor Hand crafted furniture fitter Hand crafted furniture maker Maker of beds Maker of chairs Maker of kitchen cabinets Maker of settees Manufacture of storage units

Cabinet makers build cabinets or other pieces of furniture by cutting, shaping and fitting pieces of wood. They use different kind of power and hand tools, such as lathes, planers and saws.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, mortisers and shapers, and using hand tools to cut, shape and form parts and components;
(b) Studying plans, verifying dimensions of articles to be made, or preparing specifications and checking the quality and fit of pieces in order to ensure adherence to specifications;
(c) Trimming joints and fitting parts and subassemblies together to form complete units using glue and clamps, and reinforcing joints using nails, screws or other fasteners;
(d) Making, restyling and repairing various wooden articles, such as cabinets, furniture, vehicles, scale models, sports equipment and other parts or products;
(e) Decorating furniture and fixtures by inlaying wood, applying veneer and carving designs;
(f) Finishing surfaces of wooden articles or furniture.

Knowledge

  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Building and civil engineering
  • Software and applications development and analysis

Digital competencies

  • Smoothing surfaces of objects or equipment
  • Applying protective or decorative solutions or coatings
  • Assembling furniture
  • Shaping materials to create products
  • Selling products or services

Digital competencies

  • Creating visual displays and decorations
  • Using computer aided design and drawing tools

Personal competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers

Cabinet-makers and related workers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Cabinet-makers and related workers

96

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

18,50%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

10,34% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

48,96%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

5,21%

Part-time contracts

1,07% Turnover index

108

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-8%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

72%

28%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Food processing, woodworking, garment and other craft and related trades workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Cabinet-makers and related workers

No experience
5%
Less than 1 year
6%
Between 1 and 2 years
24%
Between 2 and 4 years
34%
Between 4 and 8 years
10%
More than 8 years
21%
Accommodation and food service activities
27%
Manufacturing
19%
Administrative and support service activities
14%
Construction
7%
Information and communication
7%
Others
26%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.