Specialised Craft and Equipment Manufacturing and Repair Careers
People working in specialised craft and equipment manufacturing and repair may produce or repair of specialist goods, machinery or equipment. This may include jewellery, musical instruments, optical instruments or sporting equipment.
- Biomedical Technician (Mechanical and Electronic)
- Biomedical technicians maintain complex mechanical and electronic medical equipment in hospitals and other health sector institutes. They may also make, modify or repair specialised clinical accessories, surgical instruments and surgical implants.
- Cabinet Maker
- Cabinet makers make and repair furniture for homes, businesses and boats.
- Furniture Finisher
- Furniture finishers prepare the final surface of items of furniture and apply stain, lacquer, paint, oil or wax.
- Jeweller
- Jewellers design, make, alter and repair items such as rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings.
- Monumental Mason
- Monumental masons carve or sandblast designs or letters into decorative granite or marble blocks called memorials, and set the memorials in place.
- Musical Instrument Maker/Repairer
- Musical instrument makers and repairers design, construct, restore and mend musical instruments
- Optical Instrument Repairer
- Optical instrument repairers repair and adjust precise scientific equipment and instruments, and other mechanical instruments such as cameras and microscopes.
- Piano Tuner/Technician
- Piano tuners/technicians adjust the strings of pianos so that they sound in harmony, and repair, service and restore pianos.
- Picture Framer
- Picture framers cut and assemble frames to enclose paintings, photographs, tapestries, prints, certificates or other objects.
- Shoe Repairer
- Shoe repairers mend and alter shoes, boots, sandals, bags and other leather goods.
- Signmaker
- Signmakers design, paint, write and apply graphics to a wide range of signs. They also build and erect signs.
- Surfboard Maker
- Surfboard makers design, make and repair surfboards.
- Taxidermist
- Taxidermists prepare, repair and mount skins and skeletons of animals, birds and fish for display, research or study purposes.
- Upholsterer
- Upholsterers make, install and attach the springs, padding, linings and covers of furniture and vehicles. They may also make canvas products.
- Watchmaker and Repairer
- Watchmakers and repairers clean, repair and assemble mechanical or electronic timepieces such as watches and clocks.
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