4929-13 Furniture Finisher

Specialisations/Job Titles

• Furniture Polisher
• French Polisher

Tasks & Duties

Finishes, polishes or refinishes furniture.

• sands and smooths furniture surfaces
• mixes stains by stirring in base colours to match colour or shade and applies to furniture
• applies varnish, shellac, lacquer or paint to surfaces
• polishes and waxes finished surfaces
• dismantles furniture, masks areas not being finished and removes accessories such as knobs and hinges to prepare articles for refinishing
• removes old finishes by stripping with steel wool or glasspaper, or by applying solvents or paint strippers and removing softened finishes by scraping
• removes excess solvent and indentations
• may restore wood surfaces to natural colour using acid and neutralisers
• may hand polish and restore antique furniture

Entry Skill Level

The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification.

This can be relevant when applying for temporary business sponsorship, and in some cases in applying for skills assessment.

Skilled Occupations List

This occupation is on the Skilled Occupations List. You could consider applying for Skilled Migration to Australia.

If you nominated the occupation of Furniture Finisher, you would score 60 points for skill in the skilled migration points test.

The skills assessing authority for this occupation is TRA.

Migration Occupations in Demand List

This occupation is on the Migration Occupations in Demand List. If you applied for Skilled Migration to Australia, you would score an additional 15 points for nominating this occupation, or an extra 20 points in the skilled migration points test if you have a job offer with a business which has had at least 10 full-time employees for the last 2 years.

If you applied for Employer Nomination, you would receive a waiver of Labour Market Testing.

Employer Nomination Scheme

An Australian business can sponsor you for a permanent visa Employer Nomination). The occupation of Furniture Finisher is on the gazetted list of occupations approved for ENS visas. Your occupation would be skills assessed by TRA

Temporary Business Sponsorship

An Australian or overseas business can sponsor you for a temporary visa lasting for up to 4 years (subclass 457 visa - see Temporary Business Sponsorship). The occupation of Furniture Finisher is not on the gazetted list of occupations approved for temporary business sponsorship.