AT A GLANCE
Cabinetmakers build and repair fixtures (like kitchen cupboards) and furniture made of wood or wood substitutes. If you’d like to produce custom-made pieces, you’d discuss projects with customers, draw up plans, price and select materials, and measure, shape, assemble, and install your work.
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WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work environments for construction careers can be located outdoors or indoors or both. Work hours may vary as well. Some positions are seasonal while others are all year round, but part-time. Other positions are project-based and may require you to work full-time until the project is complete. And, of course there are careers that have full-time hours all year round.
Below is a list of workplaces where you might find opportunities to gain apprenticeship hours and/or experience:
- Furniture manufacturers
- Construction companies
- Custom cabinet shops
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Self-employed
MINI SKILLS ASSESSMENT
If you answer YES to the questions below, then you should consider becoming a Cabinetmaker!
- Do you have an eye for line, colour, and proportion?
- Do you like working with wood?
- Are you good with your hands?
- Could you visualize a finished product by looking at drawings or blueprints?
ESSENTIAL SKILLS PROFILES
The Government of Canada Job Bank has identified Nine Literacy and Essential Skills (Reading, Writing, Document Use, Numeracy, Computer Use, Thinking, Oral Communication, Working with Others, and Continuous Learning).
Below you will find links to the Essential Skills Profiles for this occupation and/or related ones:
WAGES
Minimum for Apprentices Skills Booklet 2016, Skills Canada/Manitoba | $26,000 |
Average for Journey Persons Skills Booklet 2016, Skills Canada/Manitoba | $47,520 – $56,000 |
For more information on apprenticeship wages, click here
TRAINING
Note: To receive the most up-to-date information about satisfying apprenticeship level requirements, contact Apprenticeship Manitoba or visit https://www.gov.mb.ca/wd/apprenticeship/
Cabinetmaker | |
Program Length (Minimum Years) | 4 years
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Level Requirements | |
Required Hours for each level (L) | L1: 1,600 hours L2: 1,600 hours L3: 1,600 hours L4: 1,600 hours
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Technical Training/Year (weeks in class) | Y1: 9 weeks Y2: 9 weeks Y3: 8 weeks Y4: 8 weeks |
Additional Licensing | No |
Trades Qualification Requirements (minimum experience required) | |
Minimum years of experience required (within last 10 years) | 6 years |
Minimum hours experience required | 9,600 hours |
Practical Exam required | No |
Compulsory Apprenticeship/Certificate of Qualifications required to work | No |
Red Seal Trade available | Yes |
ASSOCIATIONS
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