Furniture Maker
A Furniture Maker designs and constructs handcrafted and production timber furniture for Australian furniture manufacturers, custom studios, and heritage restoration businesses.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
Consistent niche demand in custom furniture making, restoration, and heritage joinery.
Occupation list membership
Which Department of Home Affairs skilled lists this occupation currently appears on.
- CSOLCombined Skilled Occupation List
The merged skilled list that consolidates previous MLTSSL and STSOL eligibility under the Skills in Demand program.
Assessing authority
The body that assesses skills for migration purposes for this occupation.
- TRATrades Recognition AustraliaVisit official site →
Visa pathways
Australian visa subclasses for which this occupation is currently eligible.
- 186Learn more →Employer Nomination Scheme visa
Permanent employer-sponsored visa for workers nominated by an approved sponsor.
- 482Learn more →Skills in Demand visa
Employer-sponsored temporary visa (formerly TSS) for occupations on the relevant list.
- 494Learn more →Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa
Five-year employer-sponsored provisional visa in regional Australia, with a path to PR.
State nominations
States and territories that currently nominate this occupation for skilled migration.
| Code | State / Territory | Details |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | New South Wales | View nomination → |
Key duties
- Construct furniture frames using joinery techniques including mortise and tenon, dovetail, and dowelling
- Select and prepare solid timber and veneers for furniture manufacture
- Apply hand and machine finishes including staining, lacquering, and polishing
- Produce and interpret furniture drawings and build to specification
Skills required
- Traditional and contemporary furniture construction joinery
- Solid timber selection and preparation
- Hand and spray finishing techniques for furniture
- Workshop machinery safety and operation
Typical qualifications pathway
Certificate III in Furniture Making (Furniture). TRA assesses qualifications.
Visa & occupation list information
Listed on MLTSSL and CSOL, enabling subclasses 186, 189, 190, 482, 485, 491, and 494 For advice on which pathway suits your circumstances, consult a registered MARA migration agent.
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