Declining
Crafts
Cabinetmaker
#51Declining
Key facts
−2.9%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −2.9% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".
The job
Designs, makes and restores furniture in solid wood or veneer.
124 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- antique furniture carver
- antique furniture copier
- antique furniture maker
- antique furniture reproducer
- antique furniture restorer
- antique restorer
- barrel assembler
- barrel constuctor
- barrel maker
- cabinet maker
- cabinetmaker
- chair maker
- cooper
- craft furniture restorer
- craftsman cabinet maker
- craftsman cabinetmaker
- craftswoman cabinet maker
- craftswoman cabinetmaker
- fine art framer
- frame builder
- frame creator
- frame fabricator
- frame maker
- frame producer
- frame repairer
- frame restorer
- frame-making machine operative
- frame-making machine operator
- frame-making machine setter
- frame-making machine tender
- framer
- frames builder
- frames creator
- frames fabricator
- frames maker
- frames producer
- French polisher
- furniture constructor
- furniture craftsperson
- furniture design and maker
- furniture finisher
- furniture finishing operative
- furniture finishing technician
- furniture finishing worker
- furniture fitter
- furniture hand finisher
- furniture machine finisher
- furniture mender
- furniture painter
- furniture polisher
- furniture refinisher
- furniture renovater
- furniture repairer
- furniture reproducer
- furniture restoration expert
- furniture restorer
- furniture sander
- furniture sprayer
- furniture stainer
- furniture upholsterer
- furniture varnisher
- hand crafted furniture builder
- hand crafted furniture constructor
- hand crafted furniture fitter
- hand crafted furniture maker
- heritage furniture restorer
- historic furniture restorer
- maker of beds
- maker of chairs
- maker of kitchen cabinets
- maker of settees
- manufacture of storage units
- master barrel builder
- master cooper
- mirror frame maker
- mirror frame repairer
- mirror frame restorer
- mirror framemaker
- mirror framer
- period furniture carver
- period furniture copier
- period furniture maker
- period furniture reproducer
- picture frame maker
- picture frame repairer
- picture frame restorer
- picture framemaker
- picture framer
- re-upholsterer
- recreation model maker
- reproduction antique furniture carver
- reproduction antique furniture copier
- reproduction antique furniture craftsman
- reproduction antique furniture craftsperson
- reproduction antique furniture craftswoman
- reproduction antique furniture maker
- reproduction antique furniture worker
- reproduction furniture craftsman
- reproduction furniture craftsperson
- reproduction furniture craftswoman
- reproduction furniture maker
- reproduction furniture worker
- reproduction period furniture craftsman
- reproduction period furniture craftsperson
- reproduction period furniture craftswoman
- reproduction period furniture maker
- reproduction period furniture worker
- wood furniture finisher
- wood furniture painter
- wood furniture sprayer
- wood furniture stainer
- wood furniture varnisher
- wooden barrel assembler
- wooden barrel builder
- wooden barrel constuctor
- wooden barrel maker
- wooden furniture finisher
- wooden furniture painter
- wooden furniture polisher
- wooden furniture production operative
- wooden furniture production worker
- wooden furniture sander
- wooden furniture stainer
- wooden furniture varnisher
What next?
Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.
- ChangingJoiner
- ChangingCarpenter (framing)
- ChangingTile setter
Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.
Gauges
Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureLowBLS AI exposure category "low" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayModestBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $46,680
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.