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)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Entry / Junior
$35,950
~2 yrs to advance
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Established
$45,760
~3 yrs to advance
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
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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