You’re Hired: Employers of the 2019 Graduating Class

Each year, we’re proud to send our graduates off to fulfilling employment in the trades and fine crafts. Of the 88 students graduating in 2019, 43 were already hired at graduation time, and 22 are running or beginning their own small businesses. These newly-minted craftspeople are working for companies and institutions of all sizes, with some grads staying local in Massachusetts and others striking out throughout the entire United States.

While in school, our Student Life & Career Services office helps students search for jobs and internships, refine their resumes, set up and practice for job interviews, and much more. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of this year’s graduating student employers, including those hired for summer internships, fellowships, apprenticeships, and full-time jobs.

A Non-Exhaustive List of 2019 Graduating Student Employers:

• Ace Locksmith & Security Systems – Locksmith Technician
• Animal Adventures – Exhibit Design/Construction
• Artisan Piano Services – Field Piano Technician
• Bayview Builders – Carpenter Apprentice
• Boston Athenæum – von Clemm Fellowship in Book Conservation
• Boston University/Tanglewood – Summer Concert Piano Technician
• C2MG Builders – Carpenter Apprentice
• Columbia Construction – Carpenter
• David’s Woodworking – Furniture Maker
• Doshie Powers Pianos – Contract Piano Technician
• Dr. Green Thumb – Landscaper
• Eastern National – Product Photographer & Content Writer
• E.J. Jaxtimer Builder, Inc. – Summer Woodworker
• Electric Forest Music Festival – Set Design/Construction
• G C Construction Company – Apprentice
• K.H. Chapin Fine Violins – Violin Restorer
• Long’s Jewelers – Bench Jeweler Apprentice
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries – Preservation Assistant
• Mass Ave Lock – Locksmith Technician
• Mount Auburn Cemetery – Mason/Craftsperson
• Murphy Remodeling & Renovation – Apprentice
• National Parks Service – Preservation Crew @ Minute Man National Historical Park
• Northeast Document Conservation Center – Summer Intern
• North River Builders – Apprentice Carpenter
• North Shore Lock & Key – Contract Locksmith Technician
• Pleasant Avenue Restorations – Assistant Preservation Carpenter
• Preservation Society of Newport County – Preservation Carpenter Intern
• Preservation Timber Framing – Apprentice
• O’Rourke Restoration – Carpenter
• Payne Bouchier Fine Builders – Apprentice
• Perron Builders – Assistant Carpenter
• PrintCraft / Strong Arm Bindery – Apprentice
• Sea-Dar Construction – Carpenter
• Sing For Hope – Piano Technician
• Steinway of Greenville, SC
• Structures Home*Work*Living – Interior Design/Installation
• The Abbey Studio – Contractor
• The Violin Shop – Restorer
• Thistle Safe & Lock – Bank Vault Technician
• Vintage Builders – Apprentice Carpenter
• W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library at SMFA at Tufts University – Supervisor

* Some employers have employed multiple grads

This story is part of the Summer 2019 issue of Benchmarks magazine. See more Benchmarks stories here, or download a pdf of the entire issue.