Carpenters will be responsible for building or renovating everything from homes, schools, churches, and hospitals to malls, airports, skyscrapers, and highways. To be a professional carpenter is to be part of one of the oldest and most respected trades in the world. Carpenters will bring an architect’s blueprints to life by working with wood, fiberglass, metal, vinyl, plastic, and other materials to create the interiors and exteriors of structures.
Training Required:
- Machinery
- Introduction to Carpentry
- Heavy Gauge Steel
- Roofing Applications
- Concrete Form
- Cabinetry
- Framing
- Interior Finish
- Solar
- Safety
- Interior Systems
- Welding for Carpentry
- Stair Layout
- Scaffolding
Pay:
Journeyman Carpenter - $26.60/hr. + $30.45/hr. Benefits paid by employer
1st year apprentice = $15.96/hr. (60% base scale) + $28.00/hr., benefits paid by employer
2nd year apprentice = $19.95/hr. (75% base scale) + $28.92/hr., benefits paid by employer
3rd year apprentice = $21.28/hr. (80% base scale) + $29.22/hr., benefits paid by employer
4th year apprentice = $23.94/hr. (90% base scale) + $29.84/hr., benefits paid by employer
Benefits include: Healthcare, taxes, pension