Helpers--Carpenters

Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Carpenter Apprentice; Carpenter Assistant; Carpenter Helper

Tasks

• Erect scaffolding, shoring, or braces.
• Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.
• Align, straighten, plumb, or square forms for installation.
• Select tools, equipment, or materials from storage and transport items to work site.
• Fasten timbers or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails and install hardware.
• Position and hold timbers, lumber, or paneling in place for fastening or cutting.
• Cut timbers, lumber, or paneling to specified dimensions.
• Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines.
• Cut or weld metal.
• Drill holes in timbers or lumber.
• Glue and clamp edges or joints of assembled parts.
• Install handrails under the direction of a carpenter.

Knowledge

• Public Safety and Security
• Building and Construction
• English Language
• Mathematics
• Mechanical
• Production and Processing
• Education and Training

Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Near Vision
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Manual Dexterity
• Problem Sensitivity
• Multilimb Coordination
• Static Strength
• Extent Flexibility
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility
• Visualization
• Selective Attention
• Finger Dexterity
• Control Precision
• Reaction Time
• Trunk Strength
• Depth Perception
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity