Frames metal studs and hangs drywall and ceiling tiles inside buildings.
You screw metal studs into place, lift heavy sheets of drywall onto ceilings, and install a drop ceiling grid in an office.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Carpenters union apprenticeship or on-the-job training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Carpentry Apprenticeship.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Hanging heavy sheets and framing metal studs in odd rooms is physical work; prefab helps only a little.
Classes: Geometry, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2081.
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