CareerStarter - Carpenters

SALARY BREAKDOWN

AVERAGE

$58,834

ANNUAL

$28.29

HOURLY

*Average base salary does not include overtime, per diem or other incentives.

KNOWLEDGE

Building and Construction
Administration and Management
Mathematics
Design
Engineering and Technology

SKILLS

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Coordination
Reading Comprehension

QUALIFICATIONS

Problem Sensitivity
Visualization
Manual Dexterity
Finger Dexterity
Near Vision

TOP EXPECTED DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.

Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.

Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.

Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.

Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.

Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.

Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out moisture and lay hardwood, parquet, or wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.

Construct forms or chutes for pouring concrete.

Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work.

Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools.

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