About this program
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to set up, operate and repair industrial woodworking machinery, and to use such machinery to design and fabricate wooden components and complete articles.
Career Opportunities
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Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators And Tenders
set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.
$33290
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match
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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators And Tenders
set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.
$33540
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match
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Wood Model Makers
construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers.
$62600
No degree required
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Wood Patternmakers
plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.
$60750
Post-secondary certificate
Personality Match
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Cabinetmakers And Bench Carpenters
cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.
$38900
No degree required
Related Majors
Woodworking
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Furniture Design and Manufacturing
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to prepare and execute furniture design projects, assemble and finish furniture articles or subassemblies, repair furniture, and use a variety of hand and power tools.
Wooden Boatbuilding Technology
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to construct and repair traditional and modern wooden boats. Includes instruction in budgeting, drafting, fairing, lofting, joinery, planking, spars and rigging, and woodworking.
Boilermaking/Boilermaker
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and repair steam boiler components. Includes instruction in principles of steam power, material selection, welding, riveting, sealing materials, pressure testing, pipefitting, and applicable codes and standards.
Shoe, Boot and Leather Repair
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair all types of footwear, including replacement and mending of worn parts, repairing orthopedic footwear, refinishing and dyeing leather, and repairing other leather goods such as handbags, belts, and luggage.
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked.
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and modify metal parts in support of other manufacturing, repair or design activities, or as an independent business.
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears.
Tool and Die Technology
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate machine tools used in the forming of metal components, as well as the fabrication of special tools, dies, jigs and fixtures used in cutting, working and finishing metal components.
