Carpenter

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.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Bridge Carpenter; Cabinet Maker; Carpentry Construction Specialist; Concrete Carpenter; Construction Carpenter; Finish Carpenter; Form Carpenter; Maintenance Carpenter; Rough Carpenter; Scaffold Builder

Tasks

• Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
• Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
• Select and order lumber or other required materials.
• Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools.
• Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
• Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work.
• Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools.
• Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools.
• Install rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair.
• Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
• Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
• 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.
• Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.

Knowledge

• Building and Construction
• Administration and Management
• Design
• Mathematics
• Engineering and Technology
• Public Safety and Security
• Mechanical
• Education and Training
• Customer and Personal Service
• Physics

Skills

• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Mathematics
• Active Learning

Abilities

• Problem Sensitivity
• Visualization
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity
• Near Vision
• Deductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Trunk Strength
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Multilimb Coordination
• Static Strength
• Far Vision
• Inductive Reasoning
• Category Flexibility
• Selective Attention
• Control Precision
• Reaction Time
• Written Comprehension
• Flexibility of Closure
• Perceptual Speed
• Explosive Strength
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity