What You'll Do

  • Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
  • Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
  • Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
  • Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
  • Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools.
  • Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
  • Select and order lumber or other required materials.
  • Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work.
  • Maintain records, document actions, and present written progress reports.
  • Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.38/5
Critical Thinking 3.38/5
Monitoring 3.38/5
Coordination 3.25/5
Reading Comprehension 3.12/5
Speaking 3.12/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.12/5
Mathematics 3.0/5
Active Learning 3.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.0/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Cautiousness, Perseverance, Integrity

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Visualization 3.88/5
Manual Dexterity 3.62/5
Finger Dexterity 3.62/5
Near Vision 3.62/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.5/5
Information Ordering 3.5/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.5/5

Technologies & Tools

Bosch Punch List Craftsman CD Estimator Drawing and drafting software Estimating software Intuit QuickBooks Job costing software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Quicken Renaissance MasterCarpenter Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal VirtualBoss Web browser software Web page creation and editing software Wilhelm Publishing Threshold

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.63/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.48/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.19/5)
  • Perseverance (High importance: 4.03/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.89/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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