Carpenters
Tasks Include:
- Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
- Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
- Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
- Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
- 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.
- Maintain records, document actions, and present written progress reports.
- Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
- Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
- Inspect ceiling or floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass, or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +6.4%
National: +2.2%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$51,390.00
State
$48,510.00
Regional
Carpenters
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 52.40%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 21.46%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 17.73%
- Some College Courses = 8.41%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 26.85%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 19.55%
- None = 13.72%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 9.53%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 8.41%
- Over 10 years = 6.13%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 6.10%
- Up to and including 1 month = 5.80%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 3.91%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 30.92%
- Up to and including 1 month = 17.90%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 14.65%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 11.74%
- None = 7.97%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 7.40%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 7.14%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.27%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 33.03%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 29.09%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 15.43%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.65%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 7.17%
- None or short demonstration = 4.25%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.31%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.07%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
- Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
- Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
- Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
- 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.
- Maintain records, document actions, and present written progress reports.
- Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
- Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
- Inspect ceiling or floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass, or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures.
- Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.
- Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.
- Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
- 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.
- Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Select and order lumber or other required materials.
- 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.
- Finish surfaces of woodwork or wallboard in houses or buildings, using paint, hand tools, or paneling.
- Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts.
- Apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative paneling to ceilings or walls.
- 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.
- Fill cracks or other defects in plaster or plasterboard and sand patch, using patching plaster, trowel, and sanding tool.
- Perform minor plumbing, welding, or concrete mixing work.
- Prepare cost estimates for clients or employers.
- Construct forms or chutes for pouring concrete.
- Build sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas.
- Work with or remove hazardous material.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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91.50 | 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. |
72.75 | 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. |
72.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
71.50 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
65.00 | 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. |
62.00 | 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. |
57.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
55.75 | 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. |
52.00 | 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. |
51.25 | 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. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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59.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
59.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
56.25 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
65.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
65.50 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
62.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
62.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
62.50 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
59.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
59.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
59.50 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
59.50 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
59.50 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
56.25 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
53.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Explosive Strength | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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79.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
78.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
77.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
77.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
76.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
75.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
72.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
70.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
67.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
66.25 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
66.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
65.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
65.00 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
63.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
62.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
62.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
61.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
61.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
61.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
61.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
60.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
58.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
58.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
58.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
54.75 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
54.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
52.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
52.00 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
52.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
50.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
50.00 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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91.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
86.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
79.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
78.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
78.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
76.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
76.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
76.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
75.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
74.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
74.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
73.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
72.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
72.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
63.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
54.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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63.83 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
55.50 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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98.60 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
98.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
94.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
92.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
91.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
89.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
89.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
88.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
87.40 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
85.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
85.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
84.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
81.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
78.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
78.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
78.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
78.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
76.00 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
74.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
72.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
72.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
72.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
71.80 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
70.60 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
69.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
68.60 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
67.40 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
66.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
66.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
61.80 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
60.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
60.80 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
59.60 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
59.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
59.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
59.00 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
58.60 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
56.20 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
54.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
54.40 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
53.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
52.80 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
51.80 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
51.40 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
51.40 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
51.40 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
50.80 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $36,160.00 | $51,390.00 | $66,240.00 |
Virginia | $34,250.00 | $48,510.00 | $57,700.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $45,647.89 | $60,114.46 | $68,637.15 |
Bay Consortium | $36,011.44 | $49,241.29 | $57,457.12 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $36,534.22 | $48,738.13 | $56,877.51 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $35,827.53 | $44,986.66 | $52,044.30 |
Crater Area | $37,023.95 | $49,907.69 | $54,615.88 |
Greater Peninsula | $35,780.00 | $54,144.75 | $59,154.64 |
Hampton Roads | $33,933.71 | $48,748.46 | $55,968.31 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $34,819.15 | $45,201.56 | $51,664.09 |
Northern Virginia | $42,670.27 | $57,493.28 | $64,470.34 |
Piedmont Workforce | $37,767.84 | $49,708.28 | $57,294.91 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $34,169.28 | $45,105.47 | $51,117.54 |
Southwestern Virginia | $32,838.55 | $40,109.02 | $49,210.29 |
West Piedmont | $32,242.40 | $40,930.40 | $48,926.17 |
Western Virginia | $34,562.92 | $45,924.78 | $51,290.08 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Carpenters
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 948,500 | 969,000 | +2.2% |
Virginia | 26,597 | 28,306 | +6.4% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 1,610 | 1,772 | +10.1% |
Bay Consortium | 1,285 | 1,379 | +7.3% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 4,349 | 4,673 | +7.5% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 756 | 755 | -0.1% |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 1,683 | 1,744 | +3.6% |
Hampton Roads | 3,884 | 4,014 | +3.3% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 931 | 874 | -6.1% |
Northern Virginia | 7,038 | 7,654 | +8.8% |
Piedmont Workforce | 1,688 | 1,762 | +4.4% |
Shenandoah Valley | 1,950 | 2,016 | +3.4% |
South Central | 444 | 415 | -6.5% |
Southwestern Virginia | 113 | 96 | -15.0% |
West Piedmont | 302 | 277 | -8.3% |
Western Virginia | 1,269 | 1,259 | -0.8% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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