Fiberglass Fabricator

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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

⏱️ 6–12 MONTH TRAINING

📈 4.6% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll Do

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

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.

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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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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

Deep Dive

Fiberglass Fabricator

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Pathways to this Career

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Strategic Employment

Strategic employment provides individuals with valuable work experience, opportunities for professional growth and networking, and exposure to an industry where they may want to pursue advancement.

🎓 Paid Work

⏱️ FINISH IN 1-3 years

Vocational School

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🎓 Skills-Focused

⏱️ FINISH IN 6 months - 2 years

Workforce Development Program

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🎓 Skills-Focused

⏱️ FINISH IN 6 months - 2 years

Apprenticeship

An apprenticeship typically offers a combination of hands-on training and classroom instruction, leading to practical skills, industry-specific knowledge, and the potential for long-term employment in a specific trade or profession.

🎓 Paid Work

⏱️ FINISH IN 2-5 years