Details Report for:
47-3012.00 - Helpers--Carpenters
Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Sample of reported job titles: Carpenter Assistant, Installer; Carpenter Helper; Carpenter's Helper
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Accounting software — Intuit QuickBooks
; Intuit Quicken; Job costing software
- Computer aided design CAD software — Drawing and drafting software
- Customer relationship management CRM software — Salesforce software
- Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access
; Oracle software
- Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software — SAP software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Linux
; Microsoft Windows
; UNIX
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software — Bosch Punch List; Cost estimating software; Microsoft SharePoint
; Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal (see all 5 examples)
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Adjustable wrenches
- Air compressors
- Brooms
- Calipers — Dial calipers
- Caulking guns
- Chalk lines
- Cheesegrater file — Wood files
- Claw hammer — Claw hammers
- Concrete vibrators
- Ear plugs — Protective ear plugs
- Floats — Concrete floats
- Hand clamps
- Hand or push drill — Braces and bits
- Ladders
- Levels — Carpenters' levels; Precision levels
- Metal markers or holders — Marking gauges
- Mitre box — Mitre boxes
- Notebook computers
- Personal computers
- Picks
- Planes — Block planes
- Plumb bobs
- Power drills
- Power grinders
- Power sanders — Random orbital sanders
- Power saws — Circular saws; Table saws
- Power screwguns
- Respirators
- Sawing machines — Miter saws
- Saws — Hand saws
- Scaffolding
- Screwdrivers — Phillips head screwdrivers; Straight screwdrivers
- Shovels
- Sledge hammer — Sledgehammers
- Sockets — Socket wrenches
- Squares — Combination squares; Framing squares; Layout squares
- Tape measures — Measuring tapes
- Utility knives — Drywall knives
- Wood chisels — Carpenters' chisels
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Abilities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Mark reference points on construction materials.
- Clean equipment or facilities.
- Install wooden structural components.
- Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
- Move construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed.
- Select construction equipment.
- Select construction materials.
- Drill holes in construction materials.
- Cut wood components for installation.
- Position structural components.
- Position construction forms or molds.
- Assemble temporary equipment or structures.
- Build construction forms or molds.
- Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
- Install building fixtures.
- Apply adhesives to construction materials.
- Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools.
- Cut carpet, vinyl or other flexible materials.
- Compact materials to create level bases.
- Finish concrete surfaces.
- Install insulation in equipment or structures.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed |
Education | These occupations usually require a high school diploma. |
Related Experience | Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, and tellers. |
SVP Range | (4.0 to < 6.0) |
Education
Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Related Occupations Save Table (XLS/CSV)
47-2031.00 | Carpenters |
47-2044.00 | Tile and Stone Setters ![]() |
47-2053.00 | Terrazzo Workers and Finishers |
47-2121.00 | Glaziers |
47-2131.00 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall |
47-2151.00 | Pipelayers ![]() |
47-3015.00 | Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters ![]() |
47-4031.00 | Fence Erectors |
47-4061.00 | Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators |
51-4121.00 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $15.89 hourly, $33,060 annual |
State wages | |
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Employment (2019) | 33,200 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 3,900 |
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Top industries (2019) | Construction (87% employed in this sector)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
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