Job description Building Carpenter in the Cape Breton Region
Find out what work is like for a building carpenter in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Carpenters (NOC 72310).
Carpenters
Description
Carpenters construct, erect, install, maintain and repair structures and components of structures made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials. They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, and maintenance departments of factories, plants and other establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Work week duration
Carpenters usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.Job duties
Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Carpenters have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
- Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
- Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
- Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
- Fit and install trim items, such as doors, stairs, moulding and hardware
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
- Supervise apprentices and other construction workers
- May prepare cost estimates for clients.
Physical demands Help - Physical Demands
- Standing
- Bending or twisting the body
- Making repetitive motions
- Handling material manually
- Walking and running
Workplaces and employers
Here are the typical workplaces where Carpenters are employed and some of their main characteristics:
- Maintenance departments of factories, plants and other establishments
- Construction companies
- Carpentry contractors
- Self-employed
Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment
- Standard safety equipment
- Sound and noise
- Outside, exposed to weather
- Indoors, not environmentally controlled
- Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
- Skin injury
Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others
- Close (at arm’s length)
Related job titles
Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 72310), and a list of similar occupations:
- apprentice carpenter
- carpenter
- carpenter-joiner
- finish carpenter
- journeyman/woman carpenter
- maintenance carpenter
- metal framer - carpentry
- renovation carpenter
- rough carpenter
- stair builder-carpenter
Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification
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