NOC 2021 · 72311 · TEER 2
Cabinetmakers
Unit group 72311 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
What this group covers
Cabinetmakers use a variety of woods and laminates to construct and repair wooden cabinets, furniture, fixtures and related products. They are employed by furniture manufacturing or repair companies, construction companies and cabinetmaking contractors, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- cabinetmaker
- cabinetmaker apprentice
- custom frame and mirror assembler
- custom piano case maker
- custom wood furniture maker
- custom wooden desk maker
- furniture cabinetmaker
- jig builder - wood products manufacturing
- journeyman/woman cabinetmaker
- layout marker - cabinetmaking
- pattern repairman/woman - foundry
- tradesman/woman cabinetmaker
- wood furniture and fixtures patternmaker
- wood model maker
- wood mould maker
- wood pattern inspector
- wood pattern repairman/woman - foundry
- wood patternmaker
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.