Construction Carpenters Career Info

CONSTRUCTION JOB DESCRIPTION-CARPENTERS:

Construction carpenters Construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools.

SKILLS:

Construction carpenters must know the materials, methods, and tools involved in constructing houses, buildings, or other structures; they must understand design techniques and know how to use tools involved in production of plans, blueprints, drawings, and models; they must have a working knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology as well as understand arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

AVAILABILITY:

Employment of carpenters is expected to grow as fast as average for all occupations through 2012. Job opportunities for carpenters are expected to be excellent over the 2002-2012 period, which is largely due to the numerous openings becoming available as experienced carpenters leave this large occupation.

CONSTRUCTION PAY SCALE:

In 2002 median hourly earnings of carpenters was $16.44. The average hourly earnings were $9.95 - $27.97. Median hourly earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of carpenters in 2002 are shown below:
Nonresidential building construction $18.31
Building finishing contractors 17.30
Residential building construction 16.02
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors 16.01
Employment services 12.58

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos202.htm

General Information:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos202.htm

Training and Apprenticeship Programs:

http://www.carpenters.org/apprenticeship/
http://www.carpenters.org/training/
http://www.workforcedevelopment.com/construction/carpenter.html