Repairs and recreates historic woodwork, porches, and timber frames with traditional methods.
You hand-plane a new piece of trim to exactly match a 150-year-old profile, splice new wood into a rotted porch column, and use pegs instead of nails.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 4 years after high school. Carpentry apprenticeship plus traditional craft training (some preservation trades programs).
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Preservation Carpentry (trade school), Carpentry (apprenticeship).
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. CNC can cut replica parts, but repairing historic woodwork by hand stays skilled human craft.
Classes: Woodshop, Construction CTE, Studio art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2031.
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