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Skilled Trades

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

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

Median salary

$45,760

Typical range

$36k – $61k

Job outlook

+4% (faster than average)

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

    Entry / Junior

    $35,950

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

    Established

    $45,760

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

    Senior

    $53,565

Key skills

A typical 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.

Fields of study

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