Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-3012.00
Helpers--Carpenters
Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
- US jobs
- 21,680
- Median wage
- $43,780 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of helpers--carpenters?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 20%Build structuresNot measured
- 15%Position materials or components for assemblyNot measured
- 12%Cut materialsNot measured
- 9%Perform general construction or extraction activitiesNot measured
- 8%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
- 7%Position tools or equipmentNot measured
- 6%Drill holes in earth or materialsNot measured
- 4%Assemble products or work aidsNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Erect scaffolding, shoring, or braces.
- Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.
- Align, straighten, plumb, or square forms for installation.
- Select tools, equipment, or materials from storage and transport items to work site.
- Fasten timbers or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails and install hardware.
- Position and hold timbers, lumber, or paneling in place for fastening or cutting.
- Cut timbers, lumber, or paneling to specified dimensions.
- Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines.
- Cut or weld metal.
- Drill holes in timbers or lumber.
- Glue and clamp edges or joints of assembled parts.
- Install handrails under the direction of a carpenter.
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