DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	400	178	$14.33/hr	$1.26/hr	$8.43/hr	$12.08/hr	$15.11/hr	$17.40/hr	$18.76/hr
U S	13,740	481	$14.57/hr	$0.13/hr	$9.25/hr	$11.17/hr	$13.88/hr	$17.22/hr	$21.15/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Furniture Finishers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 10 - Southeast 10 $15.07/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A EDR 5 - North Central N/A $11.14/hr N/A EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities N/A $16.13/hr N/A

• Disassembles item, masks areas adjacent to those being refinished, and removes accessories, using hand tools, to prepare for finishing.
• Finishes surfaces of new furniture pieces to replicate antiques by distressing surfaces with abrasives before staining.
• Brushes, sprays, or hand rubs finishing ingredients onto and into grain of wood.
• Spreads graining ink over metal portions of furniture to simulate wood-grain finish.
• Replaces and refurbishes upholstery of item, using tacks, adhesives, softeners, solvents, stains, or polish.
• Polishes, sprays, or waxes finished pieces to match surrounding finish.
• Stencils, gilds, embosses, or paints designs or borders on restored pieces to reproduce original appearance.
• Mixes finish ingredients to obtain desired color or shade of existing finish.
• Selects appropriate finishing ingredients, such as paint, stain, lacquer, shellac, or varnish, for wood surface.
• Examines furniture to determine extent of damage or deterioration and determines method of repair or restoration.
• Removes old finish and damaged or deteriorated parts, using hand tools, abrasives, or solvents.
• Treats warped or stained surfaces to restore original contour and color.
• Smoothes and shapes surfaces with sandpaper, pumice stone, steel wool, or chisel.
• Washes or bleaches surface to return to natural color or prepare for application of finish.
• Fills cracks, blemishes, or depressions and repairs broken parts, using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, or screws.