Engineering (NOCC)

Job Description

Carpenters construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures made from wood and other materials. Key duties include: following blueprints and building plans to meet the needs of clients, installing structures and fixtures, such as windows and molding, constructing building frameworks, including walls, floors, and doorframes, and inspecting and replacing damaged framework or other structures and fixtures.

Carpenters use many different tools to cut and shape wood, plastic, fiberglass, or drywall. They commonly use hand tools, including squares, levels, and chisels, as well as many power tools, such as sanders, circular saws, nail guns, and welding machines.

How much will I be paid per hour?

• $13.32 Entry Level

• $18.07 Typical

• $25.22 Experienced

How do I start training during high school?

This pathway prepares students to become carpenters. Complete a three-course sequence to graduate with an NCCER Carpentry Level 2 credential.

• 11th Grade - Fall

  Workplace Safety (311924)

• 11th Grade - Spring

  General Technology Education: Introduction to Skilled Crafts (110010)

  Credential: North America's Building Trades Union Multi-Craft Core Curriculum

• 12th Grade - Full Year

  NCCER Caprentry I (313303)

  Credential: NCCER Carpentry 1 and/or 2

Schools offering training

• Edna Karr High School

• Eleanor McMain Secondary School

• George Washington Carver High School

• International High School of New Orleans

• Morris Jeff Community School - High School

• Sarah T. Reed High School

• The NET Charter High School: Central City

• The NET Charter High School: Gentilly

• The NET: East

• Walter L. Cohen High School (formerly Rosenwald Collegiate Academy)

• Warren Easton Charter High School