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Cabinet maker
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 the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Cabinet-makers and related workers
88
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
17,56%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-12,87% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
56,82%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
5,68%
Part-time contracts
1,04% Turnover index
109
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
73%
27%
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
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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
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.
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