Also called: Trim Carpenter
Installs the visible woodwork: trim, doors, stairs, and built-in cabinets.
You miter crown molding so the corners vanish, hang doors that close perfectly, and install a staircase railing.
Apprenticeship, about 4 years after high school. Carpentry apprenticeship plus years of trim work.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Carpentry Apprenticeship.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Trim, doors and stairs need a craftsman's eye for every out-of-square wall; tools improve, but the work stays manual.
Classes: Woodshop, Geometry, Art or design.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2031.
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