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Commercial Carpenter Apprenticeship
Commercial Carpenter Apprenticeship
at Central South Carpenters & Millwrights Training Trust Fund
Louisiana Catalog
Carpenters are responsible for bringing an architect’s blueprints to life by working with wood, fiberglass, metal, vinyl, plastic and other materials to create the interior and exterior of structures. They know their way around a toolbox, power tools, and machinery. They also know that working safely is the top priority all day, every day.
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Carpenters
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.
Showing wage data for: New Orleans, LA
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$36,160
$51,390
$89,950
$17.39
$24.71
$43.25