Trains students to construct residential structures using standard building materials with hand and power tools.Includes footings and foundations, framing, interior and exterior trim, cabinetry, blueprint reading, residential planning and estimating.
94 industry profiles, organized by 16 Career Clusters created by the U.S. Department of Education, and nearly 3,400 job articles
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Information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about the career of carpentry. Includes information on job outlook, pay, training, and the work enviroment.
Explore careers in Carpentry and Construction with the following links to job descriptions, which include information such as daily activities, skill requirements, salary and training required. To learn more about the industry, follow the related links below the career descriptions section.
These carpentry calculators are online tools that you can use to calculate stair risers and treads, stair angle, stair stringer length, rafter angles, rafter lengths, arches, ellipses, volume and more. These calculators were designed for carpenters, but anyone can use them. Many of the results are not only in decimal format, but also in fraction format to be measuring tape friendly.
