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Furniture Finishers

$37.96K Median Salary 2.6K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 5.5% Job Growth

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About This Career

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Reported Job Titles

Finish Repair Worker, Finisher, Furniture Finisher, Hand Sander, Lacquer Sprayer, Sander, Sealer Sander, Sprayer, Stain Sprayer, Stain Wiper

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Near Vision
Visual Color Discrimination
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Manual Dexterity
Control Precision
Visualization
Selective Attention
Static Strength
Trunk Strength
Category Flexibility
Dynamic Strength
Finger Dexterity
Flexibility of Closure
Inductive Reasoning
Multilimb Coordination
Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Deductive Reasoning
Far Vision
Information Ordering
Perceptual Speed
Speech Recognition
Written Comprehension

Knowledge

Production and Processing
Mechanical

Skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Judgment and Decision Making
Operations Monitoring
Speaking
Time Management

Technology Skills

Accounting software
Data base user interface and query software
Office suite software
Internet browser software

Tools

Orbital sander
Paint brushes
Paint sprayers
Respirators
Paint mixers
Rubber mallet
Drying cabinets or ovens
Power screwguns
Screwdrivers
Tape measures
Cold chisels
Hammers
Power buffers
Hand clamps
Domestic clothing irons
Power drills
Storage tanks
Squares
Hand sprayers
Wedges
Longnose pliers
Scrapers for paint application
Minivans or vans
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Cleaning brushes
Pressure or steam cleaners
Offset socket wrenches
Power planes
Wood chisels
Power nail guns
Light trucks or sport utility vehicles
Adjustable wrenches
Saws
Sharpening stones or tools or kits
Wet mops
Sanding machines
Tumblers or polishers
Flat hand file
Belt sander
Hacksaw
Air compressors
Putty knives
Power grinders
Pincers
Paint rollers
Spanner wrenches
Heat guns
Power sanders