How to become a Joiner
Also called: Aircraft joiner, Bench joiner, Construction joiner, Door installer, Ship joiner, Window frame installer (non-wood), Window frame installer (wood), Window grills installer, Window installer, Door installer, Window grills installer
Joiner fits, assembles and installs wooden internal and external fixtures of buildings such as door and window frames, facings and panelling in workshop or on site. He/she may make parts of woodwork.
Main tasks
- Making, altering and repairing structural and other woodwork at a work-bench or on a construction site
- Fitting, assembling and altering internal and external fixtures of buildings, such as walls, doors, door and window frames, facings and panelling
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $28,932 a year. The middle half earn $19,200 to $43,380 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Carpenter
- Bricklayer/Blocklayer
- Stonemason/Stone cutter/splitter/carver
- Concrete form worker
- Cement finisher/Screeder
- Scaffolder
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Questions people ask
How much does a Joiner earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $28,932 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $19,200 to $43,380.
Will AI change the work of a Joiner?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026