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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

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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

Abilities

Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Dynamic Strength: The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Knowledge

Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Internet browser software: Web browser software

Tools

Orbital sander: Orbital sanders
Paint brushes: Paint application brushes
Paint sprayers: High volume low pressure HVLP spray guns; Low volume high pressure LVHP sprayers; Paint spray guns; Paint sprayguns
Respirators: Half-face respirators; Respirator hose masks
Paint mixers: Automated paint mixing equipment; Power paint mixers
Rubber mallet: Rubber mallets
Drying cabinets or ovens: Drying ovens
Power screwguns: Electric screwdrivers
Screwdrivers: Mini screwdriver sets
Tape measures: Diameter tape measures
Cold chisels: Flat cold chisels
Hammers:
Power buffers: Portable buffers
Hand clamps:
Domestic clothing irons: Pressing equipment
Power drills: Hand drills
Storage tanks: Vacuum tanks
Squares:
Hand sprayers: Spray guns
Wedges: Felling wedges
Longnose pliers:
Scrapers for paint application: Paint scrapers
Minivans or vans: Work vans
Punches or nail sets or drifts: Mini punch sets
Cleaning brushes: Dashboard brushes; Tire brushes; Upholstery cleaning brushes; Vent brushes
Pressure or steam cleaners: Pressure cleaners
Offset socket wrenches: Hollow core socket wrenches
Power planes: Power planers
Wood chisels:
Power nail guns: Nailing machines
Light trucks or sport utility vehicles: Utility trucks
Adjustable wrenches: Adjustable hand wrenches
Saws: Multi-purpose saw sets
Sharpening stones or tools or kits: File sharpeners
Wet mops:
Sanding machines: Edge sanders; Wide belt sanders
Tumblers or polishers: Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems
Flat hand file: Flat files
Belt sander: Belt sanders
Hacksaw: Hacksaws
Air compressors:
Putty knives:
Power grinders: Underwater power grinders
Pincers:
Paint rollers: Paint application rollers
Spanner wrenches:
Heat guns:
Power sanders: Power hand sanders

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