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About This Occupation
Construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools.
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Aluminum Siding Installer
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Assembled Wood Products Repairer
Assembler
Beam Builder
Boat Builder
Boat Carpenter
Boat Carpenter Mechanic
Boat Finisher
Boat Joiner
Boat Repairer
Boatwright
Bowling Alley Floors Installer
Brick Siding Applicator
Building Carpenter
Cabinet Installer
Cabinetmaker
Canoe Builder
Car Framer
Carpenter
Carpenter Apprentice
Carpenter Assembler
Carpenter Repairer
Casket Assembler
Ceiler
Composition Siding Worker
Composition Weatherboard Applier
Concrete Carpenter
Construction Framer
Construction Supervisor
Construction Worker
Cooper
Counter Installer
Crater
Custom Stair Builder
Door Hanger
Door Installer
Doormaker
Finish Carpenter
Floor Coverer Apprentice
Flume Worker
Framer
Framing Carpenter
Garage Door Hanger
Garage Door Installer
Hardwood Floor Installer
Hardwood Floor Layer
Hogshead Cooper
House Carpenter
House Repairer
Inside Finisher
Installer
Interior Paneler
Interior Systems Carpenter
Joiner Apprentice
Jointer
Laboratory Equipment Installer
Lather
Lather Apprentice
Lay-Out Worker
Lead Carpenter
Maintenance Carpenter
Mast Maker
Mechanical Carpenter
Metal Tile Lather
Metal Weather Stripper
Miniature Set Builder
Model Set Artist
Mold Carpenter
Mold Maker
Molder
Molding and Trim Installer
Motion Picture Scene Builder
Overhead Garage Door Hanger
Panel Installer
Pole Frame Construction Worker
Prefabricated Houses Trimmer
Production Worker
Prop Maker
Prototype Carpenter
Railcar Carpenter
Refinisher
Residential Builder
Residential Carpenter
Roof Assembler
Sash Installer
Sheather
Shingler
Ship Carpenter
Ship Ceiler
Ship Fitter
Ship Joiner
Shipwright
Shipwright Apprentice
Sider
Sider Mechanic
Siding Applicator
Siding Mechanic
Sign Carpenter
Sparmaker
Stage Rigger
Stair Builder
Storm Window Installer
Stull Installer
Subassembly Assembler
Tank Builder and Erector
Tank Carpenter
Tank Erector
Trim Carpenter
Trimmer
Weather Strip Installer
Weather Strip Mechanic
Weather Stripper
Window Assembler
Window Installer
Window Repairer
Window Sash Installer
Windows and Doors Installer
Wood Boatbuilder
Wood Boatbuilder Apprentice
Wood Car Builder
Wood Floor Layer
Wood Tank Builder
Wood Tank Erector
Wooden Tank Erector
Woodworker
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Software, Tools, or Technology
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A-frame levels
Air compressors
Auger bits
Baluster jigs
Band saws
Bandsaws
Beam saws
Beam-lifting jacks
Belt sanders
Biscuit joiners
Bosch Punch List
Brad tackers
Bubble levels
Bullseye levels
Calibrating electronic levels
Calipers
Carpenters' levels
Cat's paws
Caulking guns
Chain saw jigs
Circular saws
Combination squares
Compound miter saws
Cordless drills
Craftsman CD Estimator
Cross-curve tape measures
Dado blades
Digital levels
Disc grinders
Draw chisels
Drawing and drafting software
Drill presses
Drum sanders
Electric impact wrenches
Electric planers
Estimating software
Extension ladders
Fall arrest systems
Fold-up ladders
Framing hammers
Framing squares
Hammer staplers
Hammers
Hand saws
Handheld calculators
Handheld rotary tools
Hard hats
Impact wrenches
Infrared laser levels
Intuit QuickBooks
Intuit Quicken
Job costing software
Joiners
Ladder jacks
Ladder levelers
Ladders
Laser levels
Laser measuring tools
Layout bars
Level jigs
Lock levels
Magnetized levels
Marking gauges
Measuring tapes
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Mini pry bars
Miter saws
Moisture meters
Morticers
Mortise jigs
Multi-tip screwdrivers
Needlenose pliers
Non-conducting ladders
Notebook computers
Pencil compasses
Personal computers
Personal digital assistants PDA
Pettibones
Phillips head screwdrivers
Planes
Plumb bobs
Plumb lines
Plunge routers
Pneumatic nail guns
Portable routers
Power drills
Power generators
Power routers
Power sanders
Power saws
Power staple guns
Protractors
Pry bars
Pump jacks
Push sticks
Rabbet planes
Radial arm saws
Random orbital sanders
Reciprocating saws
Renaissance MasterCarpenter
Respirators
Right triangles
Rotary hammers
Rough terrain forklifts
Rulers
Saw guides
Screw jacks
Self-stopping levels
Shapers
Sledgehammers
Sliding t-bevels
Snips
Spirit levels
Squares
Story pole tape measures
Straight screwdrivers
Table saws
Templates
Theodolites
Torpedo levels
Transit levels
Trim routers
Truck cranes
Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
Utility knives
VirtualBoss
Visible beam laser levels
Wall-lifting jacks
Water levels
Web browser software
Web page creation and editing software
Wilhelm Publishing Threshold
Wood chisels
Wood files
Work boots
Worm-drive saws
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Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency.
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