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- Manufacturing
- Annual Median Wage$ 50,140$35,970
$71,060
Annual NC Wage Range
Growth RateSlow Growing
- Upholsterers make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
What do they typically do
- Remove covering, webbing, padding, or defective springs from workpieces using hand tools such as hammers and tack pullers
- Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples
- Make, restore, or create custom upholstered furniture using hand tools and knowledge of fabrics and upholstery methods
- Attach fasteners, grommets, buttons, buckles, ornamental trim, and other accessories to covers or frames using hand tools
- Read work orders, applying knowledge and experience with materials to determine types and amounts of materials required to cover workpieces
- Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs, and webbing to locate defects
- Draw cutting lines on material following patterns, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencils, paint, or other methods
- Build furniture up with loose fiber stuffing, cotton, felt, or foam padding to form smooth, rounded surfaces
Number of Jobs
Average AnnualJob Growth +0.6%Job Opening 594Education & Training
- Education These occupations usually require a high school diploma.Associated Programs or MajorsLicenseMore
NC Workforce Credentials- NC Furniture Academy [NC Furniture Academy]
Private Training Programs58146198Change 384