Jobs Similar to Furniture Finishers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to furniture finishers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Upholsterers, Carpet Installers and Stonemasons.
Furniture Finishers: $44,540 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Upholsterers
83% similar · $46,340 (+4%) · High school
- 2Carpet Installers
80% similar · $50,340 (+13%) · High school
- 3Stonemasons
79% similar · $57,390 (+29%) · High school
- 4Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
79% similar · $46,880 (+5%) · High school
- 5Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
79% similar · $51,330 (+15%) · High school
- 6Brickmasons and Blockmasons
79% similar · $62,120 (+39%) · High school
- 7Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
79% similar · $76,170 (+71%) · High school
- 8Foundry Mold and Coremakers
78% similar · $48,110 (+8%) · High school
- 9Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
78% similar · $37,800 (−15%) · High school
- 10Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
78% similar · $43,960 (−1%) · High school
- 11Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
78% similar · $53,750 (+21%) · High school
- 12Floor Sanders and Finishers
78% similar · $50,440 (+13%) · High school
- 13Tile and Stone Setters
78% similar · $55,690 (+25%) · High school
- 14Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $46,170 (+4%) · High school
- 15Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
77% similar · $46,170 (broader group) · High school
- 16Plasterers and Stucco Masons
77% similar · $57,660 (+29%) · High school
- 17Sewing Machine Operators
77% similar · $36,670 (−18%) · High school
- 18Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
76% similar · $61,290 (+38%) · High school
- 19Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
76% similar · $49,120 (+10%) · High school
- 20Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
75% similar · $56,460 (+27%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than furniture finishers.
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers79% similar · $76,170 (+71%)
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons79% similar · $62,120 (+39%)
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons76% similar · $61,290 (+38%)
- Stonemasons79% similar · $57,390 (+29%)
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons77% similar · $57,660 (+29%)
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles75% similar · $56,460 (+27%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for furniture finishers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where furniture finishers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Upholsterers (93)
- Floor Sanders and Finishers (87)
- Carpet Installers (86)
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators (86)
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers (85)
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers (85)
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance (84)
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing (84)
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (82)
- Foundry Mold and Coremakers (78)
Questions about jobs like furniture finishers
What jobs are most similar to furniture finishers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Upholsterers (83% similar), Carpet Installers (80% similar), Stonemasons (79% similar), Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators (79% similar) and Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (79% similar).
Which jobs like furniture finishers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Terrazzo Workers and Finishers ($76,170, +71%; usually a high school diploma), Brickmasons and Blockmasons ($62,120, +39%; usually a high school diploma) and Refractory Materials Repairers ($61,290, +38%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with furniture finishers ($44,540). Without more preparation than furniture finishers usually need: Terrazzo Workers and Finishers, Brickmasons and Blockmasons and Refractory Materials Repairers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.