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    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 pay
    $46,880
    Growth
    +4.6%
    As fast as average
    Openings a year
    1,700
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $36,910
    Median
    $46,880
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $63,760
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    16,170 people work in this occupation.

    What fiberglass laminators and fabricators do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

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

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    96 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    17 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    20 / 100
    Social (S)
    0 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    3 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    42 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    78
    Getting Information
    77
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    72
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    68
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    67
    Controlling Machines and Processes
    66
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    66
    Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
    66
    Performing General Physical Activities
    66
    Handling and Moving Objects
    66
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Monitoring
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Active Listening
    • Complex Problem Solving
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Speaking
    • Active Learning
    • Coordination
    • Critical Thinking
    • Instructing

    Knowledge

    • Administration and Management
    • Production and Processing
    • Education and Training
    • Chemistry
    • English Language
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Building and Construction
    • Administrative
    • Mechanical
    • Design

    Abilities

    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Multilimb Coordination
    • Near Vision
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Trunk Strength
    • Extent Flexibility
    • Information Ordering
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Visualization
    • Control Precision

    Work styles

    • Attention to Detail
    • Dependability
    • Cautiousness
    • Perseverance
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Self-Control
    • Integrity
    • Self-Confidence
    • Cooperation

    Also called

    Boat Assembler · Boat Builder · Boat Carpenter · Chopper Gun Operator · Composite Bond Technician · Composite Fitter Mechanic · Composite Laminator · Composite Mechanic · Composite Technician · Fabricator

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.