2. What is a carpenter?
A person who makes and repairs wooden
objects and structures.
Carpenters work on everything
wooden from houses to
furniture, and all things in
between.
3. Why do I want to be a
carpenter?
I have also loved working and building with
wood and prefer hands on physical work as
apposed to theoretical work behind a desk.
4. Why do I want to be a
carpenter?
I like constructing quality work and having it
being quality work that you can take pride in.
I like the idea that when you do a project, the
finished project is a reflection of how much
effort you put into it.
5. Education
It is recommended you have a grade 11
education before you try out for an
apprentice ship.
There are also
trades programs
through collage
courses.
6. Education
Courses are offered at camousen collage,
where they recently received 28 million
dollars from the Canadian government to
improve there carpentry course as part of the
Canada Economic Action Plan.
There are also trades programs through
collage courses.
7. Working conditions
A carpenter will be expected to work at
outside and inside locations, hours can be
long and grueling on some projects.
Worksites can be dangerous places, there is
always a high risk of accident; extra
precautions are necessary.
8. Working conditions
There is usually more work for carpenters in
the summer season.
When there are less contracts available,
carpenters may have there own work shops
where they make furniture or work on
projects for clients, or self.
9. Employment
Carpenters can work for companies, or for
small independent shops, but many of them
are self employed.
10. Salary
An experienced carpenter will usually make
between 44-79 thousand a year, but it very
much depends how experienced you are, you
client data base, the kind of projects you get,
and economic downturns can be a major
problem.
11. Equipment
Carpenters work with a variety of tools to get
the job done.
Many of a carpenters tools are electric
however in old fashion tradition a carpenter
has a large selection of manual tools.
