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Carpentry

  • Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
  • 60 credits
  • 2 Years
  • Delivery Method: On-Campus

Why Study Carpentry at LSC?

The carpentry diploma at Lake Superior College in Duluth, MN will prepare you to build and repair structures. You will learn the skills needed for residential and commercial construction. You will work with a variety of hand tools, power tools, and construction equipment. Your experiences will be on and off campus.

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Career Information

Carpenters Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.

$63K

$30/hr

Median annual salary/wage for
Carpenters
in Minnesota

Details

4%

Projected job growth
in the next decade

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923K

Carpenters are currently employed

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Median Annual Salary/Wage Earnings for Carpenters

the United States

$56K
$27/hr

$37K - $95K

$18/hr - $45/hr

Minnesota

$63K
$30/hr

$44K - $94K

$21/hr - $45/hr

Duluth, MN Area

$59K
$28/hr

$39K - $85K

$18/hr - $40/hr

The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program produces employment and wage estimates annually for over 800 occupations. These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual states, and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.

Salary data are from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program (www.bls.gov/oes/). Current as of May 2024.

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Projected 10-Year Job Growth for Carpenters

Outlook: Average

the United States

4%

Projected Annual Job Openings: 76,500

2023 to 2033

Minnesota

4%

Projected Annual Job Openings: 1,990

2022 to 2032

My Next Move provides career outlook designations that include Bright, Average, or Below Average. Bright Outlook occupations are expected to grow rapidly in the next several years, will have large numbers of job openings, or are new and emerging occupations.

Occupation outlook data come from O*NET Bright Outlook occupations (www.onetonline.org/find/bright) and My Next Move career outlook designations (www.onetcenter.org/bright/current/mnm_outlook.html). Note this information is only available at a national level, so even if you selected a state, you’ll see this information for the whole country. Current as of November 2024.

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Employment Numbers for Carpenters

the United States

Estimated Employment:

923,100

Minnesota

Estimated Employment:

22,540

My Next Move provides career outlook designations that include Bright, Average, or Below Average. Bright Outlook occupations are expected to grow rapidly in the next several years, will have large numbers of job openings, or are new and emerging occupations.

Occupation outlook data come from O*NET Bright Outlook occupations (www.onetonline.org/find/bright) and My Next Move career outlook designations (www.onetcenter.org/bright/current/mnm_outlook.html). Note this information is only available at a national level, so even if you selected a state, you’ll see this information for the whole country. Current as of November 2024.

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Alternative Job Titles for Carpenters

  • Bridge Carpenter
  • Cabinet Maker
  • Carpenter
  • Concrete Carpenter
  • Construction Carpenter
  • Form Carpenter
  • Framer
  • Maintenance Carpenter
  • Rough Carpenter
  • Scaffold Builder

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Job Tasks and Activities for Carpenters

  • Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
  • Apply decorative or textured finishes or coverings.
  • Apply material to fill gaps in surfaces.
  • Apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative paneling to ceilings or walls.
  • Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work.
  • Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.
  • Assemble products or production equipment.
  • Assemble temporary equipment or structures.
  • Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.
  • Build construction forms or molds.
  • Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools.
  • Build sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas.
  • Clean work sites.
  • Construct forms or chutes for pouring concrete.
  • Coordinate construction project activities.
  • Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out moisture and lay hardwood, parquet, or wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
  • Cut wood components for installation.
  • Dig holes or trenches.
  • Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
  • Direct construction or extraction personnel.
  • Drill holes in construction materials.
  • Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
  • Estimate construction project costs.
  • Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts.
  • Fill cracks or other defects in plaster or plasterboard and sand patch, using patching plaster, trowel, and sanding tool.
  • Finish surfaces of woodwork or wallboard in houses or buildings, using paint, hand tools, or paneling.
  • Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
  • Inspect ceiling or floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass, or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures.
  • Inspect work sites to determine condition or necessary repairs.
  • Install building fixtures.
  • Install carpet or flooring.
  • Install doors or windows.
  • Install rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair.
  • Install safety or support equipment.
  • Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools.
  • Install trim or paneling.
  • Install wooden structural components.
  • Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
  • Maintain records, document actions, and present written progress reports.
  • Mark reference points on construction materials.
  • Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
  • Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
  • Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities.
  • Order construction or extraction materials or equipment.
  • Perform minor plumbing, welding, or concrete mixing work.
  • Position construction forms or molds.
  • Position safety or support equipment.
  • Prepare cost estimates for clients or employers.
  • Prepare hazardous waste for processing or disposal.
  • Prepare operational reports.
  • Record operational or environmental data.
  • Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools.
  • Remove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas.
  • Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.
  • Select and order lumber or other required materials.
  • Select construction materials.
  • Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
  • Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
  • Verify alignment of structures or equipment.
  • Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
  • Weld metal components.
  • Work with or remove hazardous material.

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Interests for Carpenters

  • Realistic
    Designing, building, or repairing equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors.
  • Conventional
    Following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting.

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Skills for Carpenters

In order of importance

  • Active Listening
    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Monitoring
    Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Critical Thinking
    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Coordination
    Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
    Importance: 56/100
  • Quality Control Analysis
    Testing how well a product or service works.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Speaking
    Talking to others.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Reading Comprehension
    Reading work-related information.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Complex Problem Solving
    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Mathematics
    Using math to solve problems.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Time Management
    Managing your time and the time of other people.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Active Learning
    Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Judgment and Decision Making
    Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Operations Monitoring
    Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Operation and Control
    Using equipment or systems.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Writing
    Writing things for co-workers or customers.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Learning Strategies
    Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Service Orientation
    Looking for ways to help people.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Social Perceptiveness
    Understanding people's reactions.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Equipment Selection
    Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Management of Personnel Resources
    Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Instructing
    Teaching people how to do something.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Systems Evaluation
    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Negotiation
    Bringing people together to solve differences.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Systems Analysis
    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Persuasion
    Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Repairing
    Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
    Importance: 35/100
  • Troubleshooting
    Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
    Importance: 35/100
  • Management of Material Resources
    Managing equipment and materials.
    Importance: 35/100
  • Equipment Maintenance
    Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
    Importance: 31/100
  • Installation
    Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
    Importance: 31/100
  • Management of Financial Resources
    Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
    Importance: 22/100
  • Operations Analysis
    Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
    Importance: 19/100
  • Technology Design
    Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
    Importance: 19/100
  • Programming
    Writing computer programs.
    Importance: 13/100
  • Science
    Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
    Importance: 10/100

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Knowledge for Carpenters

In order of importance

  • Building and Construction
    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
    Importance: 92/100
  • Administration and Management
    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
    Importance: 73/100
  • Mathematics
    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
    Importance: 73/100
  • Design
    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
    Importance: 72/100
  • Engineering and Technology
    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
    Importance: 65/100
  • Public Safety and Security
    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
    Importance: 62/100
  • Mechanical
    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
    Importance: 58/100
  • Education and Training
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
    Importance: 56/100
  • Customer and Personal Service
    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
    Importance: 52/100
  • Physics
    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
    Importance: 51/100
  • English Language
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
    Importance: 48/100
  • Production and Processing
    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
    Importance: 48/100
  • Transportation
    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
    Importance: 43/100
  • Computers and Electronics
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
    Importance: 39/100
  • Personnel and Human Resources
    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Administrative
    Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Economics and Accounting
    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
    Importance: 33/100
  • Telecommunications
    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
    Importance: 31/100
  • Sales and Marketing
    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
    Importance: 30/100
  • Chemistry
    Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
    Importance: 30/100
  • Law and Government
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
    Importance: 27/100
  • Psychology
    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
    Importance: 26/100
  • Communications and Media
    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
    Importance: 26/100
  • Geography
    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
    Importance: 22/100
  • Foreign Language
    Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
    Importance: 19/100
  • Sociology and Anthropology
    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
    Importance: 16/100
  • Medicine and Dentistry
    Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
    Importance: 16/100
  • Philosophy and Theology
    Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
    Importance: 15/100
  • Therapy and Counseling
    Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
    Importance: 15/100
  • Food Production
    Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
    Importance: 12/100
  • History and Archeology
    Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
    Importance: 12/100
  • Biology
    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
    Importance: 9/100
  • Fine Arts
    Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
    Importance: 8/100

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Physical Abilities for Carpenters

In order of importance

  • Problem Sensitivity
    Noticing when problems happen.
    Importance: 72/100
  • Visualization
    Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
    Importance: 72/100
  • Manual Dexterity
    Holding or moving items with your hands.
    Importance: 66/100
  • Near Vision
    Seeing details up close.
    Importance: 66/100
  • Finger Dexterity
    Putting together small parts with your fingers.
    Importance: 66/100
  • Information Ordering
    Ordering or arranging things.
    Importance: 63/100
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    Keeping your arm or hand steady.
    Importance: 63/100
  • Deductive Reasoning
    Using rules to solve problems.
    Importance: 63/100
  • Trunk Strength
    Using your lower back and stomach.
    Importance: 63/100
  • Far Vision
    Seeing details that are far away.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Multilimb Coordination
    Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Static Strength
    Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Oral Comprehension
    Listening and understanding what people say.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Oral Expression
    Communicating by speaking.
    Importance: 60/100
  • Inductive Reasoning
    Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
    Importance: 56/100
  • Reaction Time
    Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Category Flexibility
    Grouping things in different ways.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Control Precision
    Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Selective Attention
    Paying attention to something without being distracted.
    Importance: 53/100
  • Speech Clarity
    Speaking clearly.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Explosive Strength
    Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Written Comprehension
    Reading and understanding what is written.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Flexibility of Closure
    Seeing hidden patterns.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Perceptual Speed
    Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Speech Recognition
    Recognizing spoken words.
    Importance: 50/100
  • Dynamic Strength
    Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Originality
    Creating new and original ideas.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Mathematical Reasoning
    Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Auditory Attention
    Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
    Importance: 47/100
  • Wrist-Finger Speed
    Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Written Expression
    Communicating by writing.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Extent Flexibility
    Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Time Sharing
    Doing two or more things at the same time.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
    Keeping your balance or staying upright.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Number Facility
    Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Depth Perception
    Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Response Orientation
    Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
    Importance: 44/100
  • Stamina
    Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Fluency of Ideas
    Coming up with lots of ideas.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Rate Control
    Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Visual Color Discrimination
    Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Spatial Orientation
    Knowing where things are around you.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Hearing Sensitivity
    Telling the difference between sounds.
    Importance: 41/100
  • Speed of Closure
    Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Memorization
    Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
    Importance: 38/100
  • Gross Body Coordination
    Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
    Importance: 35/100
  • Peripheral Vision
    Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
    Importance: 28/100
  • Glare Sensitivity
    Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
    Importance: 22/100
  • Sound Localization
    Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
    Importance: 22/100
  • Night Vision
    Seeing at night or under low light.
    Importance: 19/100
  • Speed of Limb Movement
    Quickly moving your arms and legs.
    Importance: 19/100
  • Dynamic Flexibility
    Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    Importance: 16/100

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Tools and Technology used by Carpenters

  • Air compressors
  • Alignment jig
  • Bandsaw wheel
  • Belt sander
  • Bevels
  • Biscuit jointers
  • Calipers
  • Caulking guns
  • Cheesegrater file
  • Compasses
  • Conventional truck cranes
  • Drilling machines
  • Drum sander
  • Feeder jig
  • Forklifts
  • Gas generators
  • Guide jig
  • Hammer drills
  • Hammers
  • Hard hats
  • Impact wrenches
  • Jacks
  • Ladders
  • Laser measuring systems
  • Level sensors or transmitters
  • Levels
  • Metal markers or holders
  • Moisture meters
  • Needlenose pliers
  • Notebook computers
  • Personal computers
  • Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
  • Planes
  • Plumb bobs
  • Pneumatic nail drivers
  • Pocket calculator
  • Power drills
  • Power grinders
  • Power nail guns
  • Power planes
  • Power routers
  • Power sanders
  • Power saws
  • Power staple guns
  • Protractors
  • Pry bars
  • Pullers
  • Respirators
  • Rulers
  • Safety boots
  • Safety harnesses or belts
  • Saw blades
  • Saw guide
  • Sawing machines
  • Saws
  • Scaffolding
  • Scaffolding stabilizers
  • Screwdrivers
  • Sledge hammer
  • Squares
  • Staple guns
  • Tape measures
  • Templates
  • Theodolites
  • Tinners snips
  • Triangles
  • Utility knives
  • Wood auger bit
  • Wood chisels
  • Accounting software
    • Intuit QuickBooks
    • Job costing software
    • Quicken
  • Computer aided design CAD software
    • Drawing and drafting software
  • Information retrieval or search software
    • Renaissance MasterCarpenter
  • Internet browser software
    • Web browser software
  • Office suite software
    • Microsoft Office software
  • Operating system software
    • Microsoft Windows
  • Project management software
    • Bosch Punch List
    • Craftsman CD Estimator
    • Estimating software
    • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
    • VirtualBoss
  • Spreadsheet software
    • Microsoft Excel
  • Web page creation and editing software
    • Web page creation and editing software
  • Word processing software
    • Microsoft Word
    • Wilhelm Publishing Threshold

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Employment Industries for Carpenters

  • Residential building construction
    219,000 employed
  • Nonresidential building construction
    121,900 employed
  • Drywall and insulation contractors
    33,300 employed
  • Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors
    21,300 employed

The O*NET database contains a rich set of variables that describe work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements.

Occupation data (titles, sample titles, descriptions, daily work activities, knowledge, skills, abilities, tasks, related occupations, technologies and tools, and work values) come from the O*NET 29.0 Database (www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Current as of October 2024.

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Career Information Datasources for Carpenters

Below you will find the Career Field and Career Cluster that this program is related to. Learn more about if this career area fits your interests!

Is Architecture and Construction right for you?

Architecture and construction workers work on buildings and other structures. This includes highways, bridges, houses, and buildings. You might create the designs or plans for new structures. Or, you might use the plans to build it or manage the workers on the project.

Plan Your Education

The Carpentry Program Guide is a tool to help you map out how to successfully get your degree at Lake Superior College.

View approximate total tuition and fees for MN residents to complete this degree.

This program may be completed in 2 years if prerequisites are complete.

Skills and Knowledge

  • Use hand tools, power tools, and construction equipment
  • Learn interior and exterior finishing
  • Coordinate construction activities
  • Estimate building materials requirements
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