CAREER CHOICES
By:
Chris RYKEN

Carpentry
 It usually takes 3-4 years to become a skilled carpenter with training both on the job and at school.
 Job opportunities come with skill and and most trained.
 About one third of the carpenters are self employed.

Carpentry work conditions
 Standing
 Climbing
 Bending
 Kneeling

Carpentry materials
 Sharp or rough materials
 Sharp tools and power equipment
 Working in situations were you might slip or fall

Carpentry work weather
The weather conditions don’t have an affect on you if you work indoors. If you work out doors you can work in nice non raining weather.

Carpentry earnings
$18.70 an hour  Nonresidential building construction
 Building finishing contractors
 Residential building constructer
$17.51 an hour
$16.48 an hour

Carpentry earnings

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

Employment services
 $16.40 an hour
 $13.94 an hour

Carpentry employment
Carpenters are employed through out the country. They make up the largest building trades operation. They had about 1.3 million jobs in 2004. About one-third worked in building construction, and about one-fifth worked for special trade contractors.

Carpentry typed jobs
 brick masons, block masons, and stonemasons
 carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
 drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
 plasterers and stucco masons

Websites used
 http://www.khake.com
 http://www.bls.gov
 http://www.fotosearch.com

Another job interest

Roofing
 Most roofers acquire there skills on the job.
 You can train for 3-years through apprenticeship programs
 A lot of job openings

Roofing work conditions
 Bending
 Kneeling
 Chance of slipping off ladders and roofs

Roofing materials
 Sharp or rough materials
 Sharp tools
 Power equipment

Roofing work conditions
 Lifting
 Climbing
 Working in all weather conditions when making repairs
 Don’t really work in the cold

Roofing advancement
& other qualifications
 Employer-provided classes
 Safety training is one of the first classes
 Trainees start by carrying equipment materials, putting up scaffolds and hoists

Roofing advancement
& other qualifications
 It takes 2-3 months to learn how to cut, measure, and fit roofing materials
 It takes longer to learn how to lay asphalt and lay fiberglass shingles
 Because some tools are less common it can take several years to get with all kinds of roofing materials

Roofing employment
 Roofers held about 162,000 jobs last year
 Almost all roofers worked for roofing contractors
 About 1 of 4 roofers are self employed

Websites used
 http://www.bls.gov