Rough Carpenters
Architecture & Construction > ConstructionProjected Growth: Faster than average
Projected Job Openings
Some Preparation Needed
Job Description
Your job is to Build rough wooden structures, such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel, bridge, or sewer supports, billboard signs, and temporary frame shelters, according to sketches, blueprints, or oral instructions.
Common job titles of Rough Carpenters include:
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Experience and Education
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
39.44% said they needed a High School Diploma.
28.22% said they needed a Post-Secondary Certificate.
Tasks
Measure materials or distances, using square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work.
Cut or saw boards, timbers, or plywood to required size, using handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine.
Mark cutting lines on materials, using pencil and scriber.
Study blueprints and diagrams to determine dimensions of structure or form to be constructed.
Assemble and fasten material together to construct wood or metal framework of structure, using bolts, nails, or screws.
Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts.
Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
Erect forms, framework, scaffolds, hoists, roof supports, or chutes, using hand tools, plumb rule, and level.
Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
Fabricate parts, using woodworking and metalworking machines.
Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.
Install rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair.
Build chutes for pouring concrete.
Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
Build sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas.
Tools
Worm-drive saws
Work boots
Water levels
Wall-lifting jacks
Visible beam laser levels
Utility knives
Truck cranes
All ToolsTorpedo levels
Theodolites
Templates
Table saws
Straight screwdrivers
Story pole tape measures
Squares
Spirit levels
Snips
Sliding t-bevels
Sledgehammers
Self-stopping levels
Screw jacks
Saw guides
Rulers
Rough terrain forklifts
Rotary hammers
Right triangles
Respirators
Reciprocating saws
Radial arm saws
Push sticks
Pump jacks
Pry bars
Protractors
Power staple guns
Power saws
Power sanders
Power routers
Power generators
Power drills
Portable routers
Pneumatic nail guns
Plumb lines
Plumb bobs
Phillips head screwdrivers
Pettibones
Personal digital assistants PDA
Personal computers
Notebook computers
Non-conducting ladders
Needlenose pliers
Nail guns
Multi-tip screwdrivers
Moisture meters
Miter saws
Mini pry bars
Measuring tapes
Marking gauges
Magnetized levels
Lock levels
Level jigs
Layout bars
Laser measuring tools
Laser levels
Ladders
Ladder levelers
Ladder jacks
Infrared laser levels
Impact wrenches
Hard hats
Hand saws
Hand planers
Hammers
Hammer staplers
Framing squares
Framing hammers
Fold-up ladders
Fall arrest systems
Extension ladders
Electric impact wrenches
Drill presses
Digital levels
Dado blades
Cross-curve tape measures
Combination squares
Circular saws
Chainsaw jigs
Caulking guns
Cat’s paws
Carpentry transits
Carpenters’ levels
Calipers
Bullseye levels
Belt sanders
Beam-lifting jacks
Beam saws
Bandsaws
Air compressors
A-frame levels
Technologies
Drawing and drafting software
Bosch Punch List
Skills
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.