Helpers--Carpenters
Tasks Include:
- Position and hold timbers, lumber, or paneling in place for fastening or cutting.
- Erect scaffolding, shoring, or braces.
- 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.
- Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.
- Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines.
- Align, straighten, plumb, or square forms for installation.
- Smooth or sand surfaces to remove ridges, tool marks, glue, or caulking.
- Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut.
- Secure stakes to grids for constructions of footings, nail scabs to footing forms, and vibrate and float concrete.
- Construct forms and assist in raising them to the required elevation.
- Install handrails under the direction of a carpenter.
- Glue and clamp edges or joints of assembled parts.
- Cut and install insulating or sound-absorbing material.
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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: +5.0%
National: -3.5%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$37,490.00
State
$34,210.00
Regional
Helpers--Carpenters
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 53.59%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 25.35%
- Some College Courses = 17.96%
- 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) = 3.10%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 38.33%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 22.44%
- None = 17.69%
- Up to and including 1 month = 8.10%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 8.07%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.78%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 1.21%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 0.76%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.63%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 32.36%
- None = 27.22%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 21.27%
- Up to and including 1 month = 15.55%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.98%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.63%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 22.44%
- None or short demonstration = 20.72%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 19.17%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 17.46%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 10.27%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 8.73%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 1.21%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Position and hold timbers, lumber, or paneling in place for fastening or cutting.
- Erect scaffolding, shoring, or braces.
- 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.
- Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.
- Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines.
- Align, straighten, plumb, or square forms for installation.
- Smooth or sand surfaces to remove ridges, tool marks, glue, or caulking.
- Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut.
- Secure stakes to grids for constructions of footings, nail scabs to footing forms, and vibrate and float concrete.
- Construct forms and assist in raising them to the required elevation.
- Install handrails under the direction of a carpenter.
- Glue and clamp edges or joints of assembled parts.
- Cut and install insulating or sound-absorbing material.
- Drill holes in timbers or lumber.
- Cut timbers, lumber, or paneling to specified dimensions.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Cut tile or linoleum to fit and spread adhesives on flooring for installation.
- Cover surfaces with laminated plastic covering material.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches
- Air compressors
- Planes (Block planes)
- Hand or push drill (Braces and bits)
- Brooms
- Wood chisels (Carpenters' chisels)
- Levels (Carpenters' levels)
- Caulking guns
- Chalk lines
- Power saws (Circular saws)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Squares (Combination squares)
- Floats (Concrete floats)
- Concrete vibrators
- Calipers (Dial calipers)
- Utility knives (Drywall knives)
- Squares (Framing squares)
- Hand clamps
- Saws (Hand saws)
- Ladders
- Squares (Layout squares)
- Metal markers or holders (Marking gauges)
- Tape measures (Measuring tapes)
- Sawing machines (Miter saws)
- Mitre box (Mitre boxes)
- Notebook computers
- Personal computers
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Picks
- Plumb bobs
- Power drills
- Power grinders
- Power sanders
- Power screwguns
- Levels (Precision levels)
- Ear plugs (Protective ear plugs)
- Power sanders (Random orbital sanders)
- Respirators
- Scaffolding
- Shovels
- Hammers (Sledgehammers)
- Sockets (Socket wrenches)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Power saws (Table saws)
- Utility knives
- Files (Wood files)
Technologies Include:
- Accounting software
- Intuit QuickBooks software
- Intuit Quicken software
- Job costing software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Drawing and drafting software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Project management software
- Bosch Punch List
- Cost estimating software
- Craftsman CD Estimator
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal Architect
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
89.75 | 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. |
77.25 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
77.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
73.75 | Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
73.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
62.50 | 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. |
58.25 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
56.75 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
55.25 | 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. |
53.50 | 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. |
51.75 | 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. |
50.25 | Telecommunications | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
50.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
59.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
56.25 | 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. |
56.25 | 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. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
50.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | 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). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
50.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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)
Helpers--Carpenters
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
86.25 | 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. |
84.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
79.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
77.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
74.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
73.25 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
69.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
67.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
64.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
63.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
62.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
61.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
60.75 | 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. |
59.25 | 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. |
55.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
53.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
53.00 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
51.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
50.00 | 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. |
49.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
81.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
80.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
79.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
77.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
75.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
73.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
72.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
69.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
69.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
67.50 | 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. |
66.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
64.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
64.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
61.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
50.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
95.40 | 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? |
93.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.00 | 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? |
92.40 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
89.60 | 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? |
87.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
87.20 | 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? |
85.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
83.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
83.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
82.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
81.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
81.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
80.00 | 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? |
80.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
79.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
75.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
75.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
73.80 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
73.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
73.20 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
73.00 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
72.00 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
71.60 | 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? |
70.80 | 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? |
70.60 | 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? |
70.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
69.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
68.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
65.80 | 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? |
65.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
65.00 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
63.80 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
63.20 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
62.60 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
60.60 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
60.40 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
59.20 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
58.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
56.60 | 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.) |
56.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
54.60 | 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? |
50.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
50.00 | 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? |
50.00 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Helpers--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)
Helpers--Carpenters
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $28,370.00 | $37,490.00 | $44,870.00 |
Virginia | $28,800.00 | $34,210.00 | $40,880.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $34,501.96 | $41,412.89 | $44,453.54 |
Bay Consortium | $30,645.11 | $35,348.14 | $44,284.10 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $28,708.93 | $35,354.34 | $41,937.75 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $30,148.15 | $32,998.69 | $39,270.08 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $27,660.25 | $31,530.54 | $36,675.77 |
Hampton Roads | $29,043.68 | $35,253.08 | $39,846.60 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $27,587.93 | $32,551.32 | $41,264.12 |
Northern Virginia | $33,185.69 | $37,279.15 | $42,775.66 |
Piedmont Workforce | $32,073.99 | $39,160.56 | $43,212.69 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $25,171.33 | $32,235.17 | $32,803.42 |
Southwestern Virginia | $24,873.77 | $33,768.41 | $44,086.76 |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $29,322.64 | $38,478.67 | $39,006.62 |
* 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)
Helpers--Carpenters
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 28,600 | 27,600 | -3.5% |
Virginia | 1,997 | 2,096 | +5.0% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 239 | 248 | +3.8% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 128 | 128 | +0.0% |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | 466 | 469 | +0.6% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | 425 | 458 | +7.8% |
Piedmont Workforce | 163 | 167 | +2.5% |
Shenandoah Valley | 189 | 199 | +5.3% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 189 | 184 | -2.6% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Helpers--Carpenters
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- Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- Extraction Workers, All Other
- Fence Erectors
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
- Floor Sanders and Finishers
- Glaziers
- Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
- Helpers--Carpenters
- Helpers--Electricians
- Helpers--Extraction Workers
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Helpers--Roofers
- Hoist and Winch Operators
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
- Material Moving Workers, All Other
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance
- Paperhangers
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
- Pile Driver Operators
- Pipelayers
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
- Riggers
- Rock Splitters, Quarry
- Roof Bolters, Mining
- Roofers
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- Segmental Pavers
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers
- Stonemasons
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- Tapers
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
- Tile and Stone Setters
- Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
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Helpers--Carpenters
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Helpers--Carpenters
Titles
- Beam Builder Helper
- Building Carpenter Helper
- Cabinetmaker Helper
- Carpenter
- Carpenter Apprentice
- Carpenter Assistant
- Carpenter Helper
- Carpenter Mate
- Carpenters Helper
- Construction Carpenters Helper
- Construction Worker
- Cooper Helper
- Door Installer
- Drywall Mechanic
- Hammerer Helper
- Hardwood Floor Installation Helper
- House Carpenter Helper
- Joiner Helper
- Shipwright Helper
- Timber Framer Helper
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Helpers--Carpenters
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