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Carpenters
Work Description
Carpentry includes a wide
variety of work including
building layout, concrete
forming, wood and metal
framing of walls, floors and
roofs, window and door
installation and a wide
variety of interior and
exterior applications.
Other crafts included in the
carpenter trade are
cabinetmakers, piledrivers,
millwrights, lathers, floor
coverers, insulators, and
interior systems work such
as acoustical gypsum
products, computer flooring,
and trim.
Job supervisors and foremen
usually have a carpentry
background.
Working conditions
Physically demanding, indoor
and outdoor work with
variable weather conditions.
Qualifications
18 years old and
high school diploma or GED
Physically capable of
performing the trade
Possess valid driver's
license or means of
transportation
Recommended high school
courses: general math,
algebra, geometry, shop
courses, drafting, print,
reading, sciences, English
Application Process
Apply to Joint
Apprenticeship Committee
Submit high school
transcript or GED
Submit driver's license or
plan of travel
Pass aptitude test (testing
1st Tuesday, each month)
Application deadline, one
week before test.
Interview with Joint
Apprenticeship Committee.
Receive letter of
introduction to present to
prospective employers
The Carpenters test on the
first Monday of each month.
The applications must be
turned in by the Monday
before the test.
Applications can be picked
up at the apprenticeship
office; 5202 Monument Lane,
Madison WI 53704-6116, or
call (608) 241-0960 and the
director will mail one to
you
Terms of
Apprenticeship
4 year program
Combined 6,240 hours
on-the-job training and
classroom instruction (paid)
Previous experience can
shorten apprenticeship with
committee approval
Wage increases at 6 month
intervals.
Carpenter Apprentice Study
Guide
For More Information
NWRCC Carpenters
Madison Apprenticeship
Office
James Greer
5202 Monument Lane
Madison WI 53704-6116
Phone 608 241-0960
Fax: 608 241 0930
CABINETMAKERS
Cabinetmakers cut, shape and
assemble wood products,
including moldings, panels
and furniture. They also
fabricate store fixtures
which includes the use of
metal, plastics and glass.
many work on exhibits and
display cases. Cabinetmakers
operate a number of machines
including power saws,
planers, joiners and
shapers. Milling and joining
finish casework usually is
performed in a shop
environment
PILE DRIVERS
Pile drivers drive metal
sheet piling to hold back
the dirt during excavations.
They drive concrete and
metal piling as part of the
foundation system upon which
skyscrapers are built, and
they drive wood and concrete
piling to hold up docks,
wharfs and bridges. In some
cases they work on off-shore
oil rigs and as commercial
divers involved in
underwater construction.
Pile drivers are also
required to install heavy
timbers and weld or cut
large metal beams.
MILLWRIGHTS
Millwrights install conveyor
systems, escalators, giant
electrical turbines and
generators. Millwrights
install and do maintenance
on machinery in factories
and do precision work in
nuclear power plants.
LATHERS
Lathers use tie wire,
screws, nails, clips and
staples to fasten metal
studs, metal lath and
drywall. The framework built
by lathers is eventually
covered by plaster, drywall
materials or other finished
surfaces.
FLOOR COVERERS
HARDWOOD/CARPET
Floor coverers cut, fit and
install hardwood flooring
and various types of
underlayment to ensure
smooth, level surfaces for
the finished floor. They
also scribe, cut, fit,
layout and seam tile and
"sheet shock" in a variety
of patterns. They are
skillful in cutting,
binding, sewing and
installing carpet. They work
from specifications of
architects and interior
designers, and must be good
at estimating materials and
doing layout.
Copy provided by
Construction
Labor-Management Council
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