Working in Musical Instrument Making / Manufacturing

There are several kinds of jobs and careers in the ANZSCO occupation code ‘399515: Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer’. These include

Manufacturing
Instrument maker
Product/Instrument Technician

Manufacturing

Opportunities in large scale instrument manufacturing are relatively limited relative to wholesale/distribution due to the small number of manufacturers of instruments. Many instrument makers in Australia work on a small scale in an individual workshop, not a factory.

Typical positions include:

Factory worker / technician
Luthier, product development, research & development
Sales & Marketing
Sales Manager / Sales Representative
Logistics, Warehousing & Freight
Finance, Administration, HR

Boutique instrument maker

There are many boutique musical instrument & music products makers in Australia, from electronics to guitars and drums, sheet music publishing, and more.

The ‘jobs’ are almost as diverse as music products themselves. They could include:

Luthier / guitar maker
Drum maker
Cymbal maker
Piano maker
Guitar pedal maker
Violin maker
and so on