Furniture technician - Salary, Career

How much does an Furniture technician earn

A Furniture technician earns between $1.328 and $3.677 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.902 and a median salary of $1.733 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 266 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Furniture technician
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	1.902	22.829	476	9
1º Quartile	1.328	15.934	332	6
Median Salary	1.733	20.796	433	8
3º Quartile	2.804	33.654	701	13
Higher Salary	3.677	44.128	919	17

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- middle-level technicians in the physical, chemical, engineering sciences
- - other intermediate level technicians in physical, chemical, engineering sciences
- - - furniture technicians

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Main workplaces

Furniture Technicians they work in the manufacture of furniture and wooden frames, in civil construction, in research and development institutes and departments. They are employees with a formal contract and are organized as a team, under occasional supervision. Their workplace is closed environments and daytime hours. Eventually, they are exposed to toxic materials, loud noise and dust.

What does it take to work in the field of Furniture Technicians

Entry into this occupation requires a high school technical education in furniture, or a complete high school course followed by qualification courses. The full performance of activities occurs after one or two years of experience. It is desirable that professional training include, in addition to conventional production technology, components of the history of art and furniture, notions of geometry, technical drawing, informatics applied to computerized machining centers, cad and cim, practice in the context of training and internship in the context of work.

Functions and activities of Furniture technician

Furniture Technicians must:

prepare machines, equipment and tools;

implement process improvements;

designing furniture;

monitor production process;

prepare machinery, equipment and tools;

build furniture and frames;

select materials, inputs and accessories;

perform measurement and control activities;

design furniture;

demonstrate personal skills;

provide service;

provide technical assistance;

Activities

define steps for furniture production;

interpret chemical and physical analysis reports of materials and finished products;

operate machinery and equipment;

request maintenance of machinery, equipment and tools;

inspect product quality;

develop packaging for furniture;

adapt layout;

control the wood drying process;

analyze trends and market needs;

monitor maintenance of machinery, equipment and tools;

fix accessories;

suggest equipment acquisition;

demonstrate a sense of evaluation;

perform technical calculations;

give customer technical support;

identify new technologies and production methods;

adjust jigs and molds;

inspect furniture assemblies;

update in the profession;

acting effectively;

supervise prototype construction;

acting with initiative;

monitor transportation and storage of the finished product;

perform technical visits;

list materials and accessories for furniture assembly;

estimate product costs;

act with professional ethics;

control furniture dimensions;

request product replacement;

analyze production order;

participate in technical discussions;

draw schematic for furniture assembly;

inspect packaging, materials and products;

apply stress tests on the product;

develop programs for cnc machines;

participate in the personnel training process;

make decisions;

prepare templates and molds;

test new technologies and materials;

work in an organized manner;

adjust parts or accessories;

work as a team;

apply quality tools;

work in compliance with safety standards;

distinguish process flaws;

interpret drawings;

make furniture and frames components;

evaluate production development;

demonstrate leadership;

evaluate the quality of materials, accessories and supplies;

adjust machines, equipment and tools;

adapt design to production line;

perform tests with paints, varnishes, sealers and adhesives;

measure wood moisture;

assemble furniture and frames;

solve technical problems;

demonstrate a positive image;

measure gloss, adhesion and hardness of paints, sealers and varnishes;

define materials and accessories;

measure viscosity, weight and density of paints, varnishes and adhesives;

employing technical standards;

create furniture sketches;

evaluate cost/benefit ratio of materials, accessories and inputs;

perform surface finishing;

write technical reports;

require staff training;

accept changes;

identify product defects;

plan phases of project development;

monitor the execution of production steps;

inspect storage of materials and supplies;

propose product improvements;

research new technologies and materials;

elaborate furniture drawings for production;

fill in control sheets;

exchange parts or accessories;

communicate clearly and objectively;

Sectors that hire Furniture technician the most in the job market

manufacture of furniture with predominance of wood
furniture retail trade
furniture item repair
furniture assembly services of any material
manufacture of metal frames
combined building support services
installation of doors, windows, ceilings, partitions and built-in cabinets of any material
manufacture of furniture with predominant metal
commercial representatives and agents for the commerce of appliances, furniture and household items
manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products