Builds the giant wooden and metal molds that hold concrete until it hardens.
You build forms for a curved concrete wall 30 feet tall, brace them to hold tons of wet concrete, and strip them after the pour.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 4 years after high school. Paid carpentry apprenticeship (about 4 years) through the UBC carpenters' union or contractor programs, or trade school.
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. Reusable form systems and 3D-printed concrete are niche; building and stripping forms on job sites stays crew work.
Classes: Geometry, Construction CTE, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2031.
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