Occupation Atlasfurniture finisher
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fb6df00f-4810-442b-8f93-89b9580c7c9f
furniture finisher
Furniture finishers treat the surface of wood furniture using hand and power tools to sand, clean and polish. They apply wood coatings onto wooden surfaces by using different techniques such as brushing or using a spray gun. They choose and apply the right coatings with protective and/or decorative purposes.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RACRealistic · Artistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- A Artistic2.93
- C Conventional2.87
- I Investigative1.45
- S Social1.25
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Furniture Finishers (51-7021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply a protective layer
- apply colour coats
- apply health and safety standards
- apply wood finishes
- check paint consistency
- clean painting equipment
- clean wood surface
- create smooth wood surface
- fix minor scratches
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- mix paint
- prepare furniture for application of paint
- sand wood
- sanding techniques
- stain wood
- types of paint
Optional (29)
- age furniture artificially
- apply restoration techniques
- carve materials
- clean furniture
- conservation techniques
- decorate furniture
- engrave patterns
- estimate restoration costs
- evaluate restoration procedures
- fibreglass laminating
- furniture industry
- furniture trends
- handle delivery of furniture goods
- identify customer's needs
- operate engraving equipment
- organic building materials
- paint decorative designs
- paint spraying techniques
- paint with a paint gun
- pass on trade techniques
- plastic resins
- remove paint
- repair furniture parts
- repair laminated structures
- sell furniture
- sell household goods
- use heat gun
- use paint safety equipment
- woodturning
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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