Could you become a Furniture Maker?
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What this job is
A furniture maker designs and constructs bespoke or batch-produced furniture from timber, veneers, and composite materials using hand tools and machinery. They read technical drawings or work from client briefs, select appropriate materials, and execute joinery, finishing, and assembly work to produce functional and aesthetic pieces for residential or commercial use. This role typically operates in a workshop setting with responsibility for quality control, tool maintenance, and adherence to workplace safety standards.
Pay
A$1,400 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Apply colour coatscore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Customer Needs Assessmentcore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Process Documentationcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Supplier Communicationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Carve materials
- Clean furniture
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Customer Order Tracking
- Invoicing and Billing Administration
- Negotiation
- Process Improvement Identification
- Purchase Order Processing
- Risk Identification