Skills
39 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
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Essential skills / competences
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Optional knowledge
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Optional skills / competences
19 skills
Overview
Furniture restorers assess, clean, repair and conserve furniture and wooden objects, using woodwork, surface finishing and historical craft techniques to preserve function and appearance.
In job descriptions, look for conservation needs, restoration procedures, cleaning, joining wood elements, scratch repair, smooth wood surfaces, authentic craft techniques, technical drawings and historical research.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Furniture restorers work with damaged, worn or historically valuable furniture. A typical job starts with assessing condition, choosing a conservation approach, cleaning surfaces and repairing wood without losing the object’s character.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include restoration techniques, joining wood elements, fixing scratches, creating smooth wood surfaces, reading technical drawings and researching period details. Authentic craft methods matter when the piece has historic value.
Salary context
Salary context depends on workshop setting, conservation responsibility, material value, historical research, customer advice, delivery handling and the complexity of repairs or surface finishes. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can lead to specialist conservation, antique furniture repair, cabinetmaking, museum or heritage workshop roles, independent restoration work or advisory services for owners and dealers.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies focus on practical repair, conservation advice, historic research, delivery handling or customer work. Clear ads name wood types, finishing methods, tools and the standard expected for restored pieces.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
Cabinet-makers and related workers (7522)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5a551d36-0e14-40ab-84a2-7aa9b37dc528 |
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| ESCO code | 7522.6 |
| ISCO group | 7522 |
| Concept type | Occupation |