cabinet maker

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by avery boggs2 views·Updated Jan 26, 2022
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  1. for this project, I have decided to choose cabinet making as my job of choice.
  2. But what exactly is cabinet making?
  3. Cabinet makers make a variety of things that we see in our everyday lives.
  4. From tables, bed frames, chairs and tables.
  5. They start off with a simple plank of wood.
  6. Most of the time, several
  7. cabinet making requires creativity and variety.
  8. Without this
  9. pieces that cabinet cabinet maker would typically
  10. make would not have any personality,
  11. They would all be the same.
  12. What kind of schooling requirements do you need in order to become a cabinet maker?
  13. Well at Georgian College you need to have a grade 12 English
  14. either
  15. college or university level.
  16. However, if you decide to do an apprenticeship,
  17. you need a grade 12 co op placements or great equivalent
  18. and you need to be able to find a suitable employer willing to take on and train and
  19. an apprentice.
  20. It takes around one year to complete
  21. the Georgian college program
  22. here in barrie.
  23. However,
  24. if you want to take an apprenticeship it takes around four years to complete
  25. and about half of that time is spent taking
  26. classes at the college that offers this program,
  27. How much money
  28. would you typically spend doing this
  29. at?
  30. At Georgian tuition costs
  31. $4,081 per year
  32. and the mandatory fees will cost 2000
  33. $118.
  34. Okay,
  35. I was not able to find how much it would cost to
  36. live on campus as it doesn't say so directly on their website.
  37. However, their meal plan is offered
  38. For 650 a day, you can get a small snack
  39. For $13 a day. You can get maybe a small little meal
  40. and
  41. at their second most expensive
  42. Of $33 a day.
  43. You can have
  44. about a lunch there.
  45. Not too big, not too small.
  46. Yeah.
  47. Mhm.
  48. Mhm.
  49. Why would I want to do this though?
  50. Well,
  51. I've been taking the grade 10 woodworking course here at J away
  52. as we continue to move along
  53. in the course. I have enjoyed it more and more.
  54. Not only that,
  55. but I noticed that when I'm working on something that requires physical labor,
  56. I'm having fun doing it.
  57. Working with my hands on projects is fun for me.
  58. So I think that going into something like cabinet
  59. making or something in the trades would be a fun
  60. learning experience for a job.
  61. Mhm.
  62. The longer you're in the field, the more money you will earn,
  63. just like
  64. most jobs, if not all.
  65. When you're starting off as a cabinet maker
  66. Apprentice,
  67. you'll be getting
  68. $11 an hour, which is below minimum wage, but
  69. when you start full time it's quite a bit more
  70. Around 14 to $15.
  71. This means that you would have 28
  72. 1002
  73. 35,000
  74. dollars in annual salary.
  75. After your second and after your second year of working as a cabinet maker,
  76. you will be earning
  77. $17 an hour
  78. as opposed to the
  79. less helpful 11.
  80. As a result.
  81. An old salary can range anywhere between 35,000 to 60,000
  82. dollars in annual salary
  83. for for cabinetmakers with more experience
  84. of five years and onward,
  85. they will be making
  86. $23 an hour
  87. as a working wage.
  88. As it is so much money, they will be getting paid
  89. anywhere
  90. From around $40,000 to $80,000. It's an annual salary.
  91. This will increase
  92. the longer you're in the field.
  93. What kind of work environment is involved in cabinet making?
  94. Well, you'll be working indoors in a workshop or maybe in a factory. One of the two
  95. Cabinet Makers usually work around 40 hours a week. With some exceptions.
  96. First special projects
  97. Which results in working more than 40 hours.
  98. This job is physically demanding,
  99. often involving fast working machinery and it's
  100. quite dangerous if you're not paying attention.
  101. However,
  102. I find it quite fun.
  103. So I'm willing to take the risks that are involved in cabinet making.
  104. These are my resources and the websites I've used.
  105. Thank you for listening to my presentation and I hope you have a good day.