Also called: Carpenter
Builds the frames, forms, stairs, and finishes of buildings out of wood and other materials.
You frame walls on a new apartment building, set trusses with a crane, and install windows by the end of the week.
BLS May 2024 median about $59k; union carpenters in big cities earn much more.
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, Trade school, Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Carpentry Apprenticeship, Construction Technology (trade school).
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). BLS 2024-34.
Low risk for 10 years. Prefab panels move some framing into factories, but site carpentry on real buildings stays hands-on and in demand.
Classes: Geometry, Woodshop, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2031.
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