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Fiberglass Fabricator

Fiberglass Fabricator

  • Craft durable structures for boats, cars, and more with precision and skill.
  • Play a key role in shaping innovative transportation and recreational products.
  • Transform raw materials into sleek, functional designs using advanced techniques.
💰 Earn $39K-$59K
📚 High School Diploma or GED

Overview

Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.

Scoop

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Good (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

2,400 Annually

Median Earnings

$50,580 in California
$40,200 Nationally

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Day-to-Day

  • Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers.
  • Spray chopped fiberglass, resins, and catalysts onto prepared molds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments.
  • Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes.
  • Check completed products for conformance to specifications and for defects by measuring with rulers or micrometers, by checking them visually, or by tapping them to detect bubbles or dead spots.
  • Pat or press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Thinking and problem solving
  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Active Listening
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Job security
  • Personal relationships

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Fiberglass Fabricator

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