CARPENTER
WORK DESCRIPTION
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
A fully trained carpenter has the most versatile construction occupation. They construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, steel, plastics, plywood, and drywall, using carpenter’s hand tools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes. A carpenter studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated. A carpenter selects specified type of lumber or other materials, prepares layout, using rule, framing square, and layout tools. Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, markers and marking tools. Shapes materials to prescribed measurements, using power tools and hand tools. Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, screws and or mechanical fasteners. Verifies trueness of structure with precision layout instruments and carpenter’s hand tools. Erects framework for structures and lays subflooring. Lays out and builds stairs, partitions, and cabinet work. Installs shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls. Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware. Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete. Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level. May weld metal parts to steel structural members. When specializing in residential and framing, there are the assemble and erection of the framework of homes, apartments, and condos. Commonly installing windows, doors, interior trim, cabinetry, roofing, siding, insulation, drywall and more. Specializing as millworkers and cabinetmakers carpenters can work on the residential, institutional, or retail structures fabricating and installing decorative and functional elements, including trim, molding, cabinetry, ceiling treatments, doors, windows, exposed columns and beams, displays, mantels, staircases and more. Specializing in interior systems, installations include complex systems such as acoustical ceilings, computer-access flooring, metal framing, wall partitions and office furniture. Millwrights install, maintain, diagnose, and repair equipment such as compressors, pumps, conveyors, gas and steam turbines, monorails, and extruders. Specializing in the millwright can lead to working at coal, gas, nuclear and alternative-energy power plants, automotive, aerospace, food processing, and pharmaceuticals industries.
A carpenter can perform their work for residential, commercial or industrial companies.
Apprentice wages range from $20.00-$34.00.
Journey-level wages range from $36.00-$43.00.
- Applicants must obtain a Letter of Intent from a signatory contractor
- Applicants must be 17 years of age or older
- Applicants will need to provide their social security card, driver’s license, or picture ID
- Applicants must pass a drug test
WORK DESCRIPTION
A fully trained carpenter has the most versatile construction occupation. They construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, steel, plastics, plywood, and drywall, using carpenter’s hand tools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes. A carpenter studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated. A carpenter selects specified type of lumber or other materials, prepares layout, using rule, framing square, and layout tools. Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, markers and marking tools. Shapes materials to prescribed measurements, using power tools and hand tools. Assembles cut and shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, screws and or mechanical fasteners. Verifies trueness of structure with precision layout instruments and carpenter’s hand tools. Erects framework for structures and lays subflooring. Lays out and builds stairs, partitions, and cabinet work. Installs shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls. Fits and installs prefabricated window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish hardware. Constructs forms and chutes for pouring concrete. Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level. May weld metal parts to steel structural members. When specializing in residential and framing, there are the assemble and erection of the framework of homes, apartments, and condos. Commonly installing windows, doors, interior trim, cabinetry, roofing, siding, insulation, drywall and more. Specializing as millworkers and cabinetmakers carpenters can work on the residential, institutional, or retail structures fabricating and installing decorative and functional elements, including trim, molding, cabinetry, ceiling treatments, doors, windows, exposed columns and beams, displays, mantels, staircases and more. Specializing in interior systems, installations include complex systems such as acoustical ceilings, computer-access flooring, metal framing, wall partitions and office furniture. Millwrights install, maintain, diagnose, and repair equipment such as compressors, pumps, conveyors, gas and steam turbines, monorails, and extruders. Specializing in the millwright can lead to working at coal, gas, nuclear and alternative-energy power plants, automotive, aerospace, food processing, and pharmaceuticals industries.
A carpenter can perform their work for residential, commercial or industrial companies.
Apprentice wages range from $20.00-$34.00.
Journey-level wages range from $36.00-$43.00.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must obtain a Letter of Intent from a signatory contractor
- Applicants must be 17 years of age or older
- Applicants will need to provide their social security card, driver’s license, or picture ID
- Applicants must pass a drug test
APPLICATION PROCESS
WHERE TO APPLY?
The first step is to complete the application online here.
- Contact and meet with our Outreach Specialist, who will answer your questions and guide you as you begin your new career. Contact information: 314-269-5676.
- Obtain a letter of intent from a signatory contractor, with help from our outreach specialist.
- Complete drug screen.
Interested individuals may visit the Training Center
from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Apprentice and Training Center
8300 Valcour Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63123
We encourage all applicants to call our Outreach Specialist at
314-269-5676.
APPLICATION PROCESS
WHERE TO APPLY?
The first step is to complete the application online here.
- Contact and meet with our Outreach Specialist, who will answer your questions and guide you as you begin your new career. Contact information: 314-269-5676.
- Obtain a letter of intent from a signatory contractor, with help from our outreach specialist.
- Complete drug screen.
Interested individuals may visit the Training Center
from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
Apprentice and Training Center
8300 Valcour Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63123
We encourage all applicants to call our Outreach Specialist at
314-269-5676.
TRAINING PROGRAM
Each apprentice will be introduced to a mixture of classroom and shop training by attending school four (4) days a week per training session, approximately every three months. These classes run for nine (9) hours per day, 4 days a week, Tuesday through Friday, excluding holidays. During these training sessions, apprentices are paid an educational grant to offset travel expenses related to on-the job training. Wage increases are based on the accumulation of 750 on-the-job learning hours and the completion of two training units/ 2 sessions. Journey-worker status is obtained by completing a total of 18 training units/sessions and 6000 on-the-job learning hours.
Career Carpenters make up the largest single group of skilled workers in the country. Joining the United Brotherhood of Carpenters means being part of one of the world’s oldest and most respected trades. You’ll have a career that comes with opportunities, and peace of mind knowing you have the most competitive health coverage, pension, and annuity for you and your family.
Career Carpenters make up the largest single group of skilled workers in the country. Joining the United Brotherhood of Carpenters means being part of one of the world’s oldest and most respected trades. You’ll have a career that comes with opportunities, and peace of mind knowing you have the most competitive health coverage, pension, and annuity for you and your family.
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