Carpenters

Job Description: Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, 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.

Carpenters spend a lot of their time . They are naturally good at . Carpenters are typically characterized as being . They are usually very knowledgable about and are skilled at .

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Hawaii
$67,440  
 
Alaska
$62,380  
 
Nevada
$59,010  
 
California
$53,020  
 
Illinois
$52,250  
 
New Jersey
$51,200  
 
District of Columbia
$51,200  
 
Massachusetts
$51,010  
 
Connecticut
$50,230  
 
Washington
$48,060  
 
New York
$48,010  
 
Rhode Island
$44,010  
 
Minnesota
$43,690  
 
Virgin Islands
$42,330  
 
Maryland
$41,680  
 
Michigan
$40,800  
 
Missouri
$40,500  
 
Delaware
$40,490  
 
Oregon
$39,820  
 
New Hampshire
$39,810  
 
Colorado
$39,480  
 
Wyoming
$39,440  
 
Wisconsin
$39,310  
 
Arizona
$39,100  
 
Pennsylvania
$38,960  
 
Vermont
$38,570  
 
Virginia
$37,360  
 
Ohio
$37,310  
 
Indiana
$37,160  
 
Utah
$36,980  
 
Kansas
$36,350  
 
Louisiana
$35,470  
 
New Mexico
$35,090  
 
Georgia
$34,930  
 
Montana
$34,500  
 
Iowa
$34,280  
 
Florida
$34,250  
 
Maine
$34,220  
 
Kentucky
$34,100  
 
Idaho
$33,930  
 
Tennessee
$33,220  
 
South Carolina
$32,980  
 
Arkansas
$32,840  
 
North Carolina
$32,070  
 
North Dakota
$31,910  
 
Nebraska
$31,620  
 
West Virginia
$31,200  
 
Texas
$30,710  
 
Alabama
$30,420  
 
Mississippi
$30,130  
 
Oklahoma
$29,920  
 
South Dakota
$29,570  
 
Guam
$26,740  
 
Puerto Rico
$17,930  
 

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