Construction Trades (carpentry, etc.)
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In Construction Trades (carpentry, etc.) you will learn to:
- Use different types of construction skills
- Build structures, and inspect them
- Build things from wood
- Hang, tape, spackle, and sand drywall using hand and power tools
- Paint walls by hand or spray painting, hang wallpaper, and install floors
- Cut, glaze, and install glass in windows and doors, and install insulation
Degrees
The following certificate(s)/degree(s) in Construction Trades (carpentry, etc.) will prepare you for jobs like the ones listed:
- Certificate or 2-year degree: construction manager, work in the building industry, or self-employed in your own business
Related Occupations
- Blaster/Explosive Worker
- Boat Builder/Repairer
- Boilermaker
- Bricklayer/Stonemason
- Building/Construction Inspector
- Cabinetmaker
- Carpenter
- Concrete Mason
- Construction Laborer
- Cost Estimator
- Custodian
- Diver
- Drywall Installer
- Electrician (Construction)
- Electrician (Maintenance)
- Floor Covering Installer
- Glazier
- Highway Maintenance Worker
- Insulation Worker
- Maintenance Mechanic (General)
- Miner
- Painter (Construction)
- Paper Hanger
- Pipefitter
- Plasterer
- Plumber
- Roofer
- Solar Energy System Installer
- Stage Technician
- Structural Metal Worker
- Teacher (Vocational/Technical)
- Tile Setter
- Track Worker (Railroad)
- Wind Turbine Technician
- Woodworker