Musical instrument maker and repairer | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Musical instrument makers and repairers create new musical instruments or repair ones that have been damaged.

  • Play instruments to evaluate their sound quality and to locate any defects.  
  • Adjust string tensions to tune instruments, using hand tools and electronic tuning devices.  
  • Reassemble instruments following repair, using hand tools and power tools and glue, hair, yarn, resin, or clamps, and lubricate instruments as necessary.  
  • Disassemble
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Musical instrument maker and repairers typically work around 42 to 44 hours per week.

As a Musical instrument maker and repairer you will typically work freelance / self-employed.

This occupation tends to be:

  • Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely
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* from ONETonline
Average salary
30,400 GBP *
per year
* data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
Average salary for Musical instrument maker and repairer

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Average salary for full-time Musical instrument maker and repairer

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Salary over time for Musical instrument maker and repairer

Salary for this role has increased over time
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Future outlook for Musical instrument maker and repairers

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Fair outlook
10 000+ jobs available
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Balanced outlook
1% yearly wage growth (on average)
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50% chance of automation in the future

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Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Musical instrument maker and repairer and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

  • 43% of people in this role have a post-secondary qualification such as a Higher National Diploma
  • 36% of people in this role have GCSEs or equivalent
  • 11% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent

You could do a college course like a Level 3 Diploma in Music Technology. This would teach you some of the skills and knowledge you need in this job.

You'll need:

  • to be thorough and pay attention to detail
  • persistence and determination
  • the ability to use your initiative
  • customer service skills
  • the ability to work well with your hands
  • ambition and a desire to succeed
  • analytical thinking skills
  • physical skills like movement, coordination, dexterity and grace
  • to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

Get the right qualification to begin your journey to becoming a Musical instrument maker and repairer

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Things to highlight for your Musical instrument maker and repairer interview

Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.

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