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-Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
-Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall and plaster walls and ceilings using hand and power tools
-Attach metal or gypsum lathe for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets, install cornerbead and wire mesh around beam to which plaster is to be applied.
-May install acoustic tiles, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
Specific Skills
- Install fire doors
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
- Erect prefabricated roof trusses, bracing and sheathing
- Determine specifications and calculate requirements
- Build and install platforms, scaffolding, ramps and ladders
- Build decks and fences
- Build floor beams and subflooring
- Build porches and verandas
- Build roof trusses
- Build and install framing for dropped ceilings, counters, indirect lighting, display cases, etc.
Area Of Specialization
- General carpentry
- Finish carpentry
- Exterior siding, steel
- Exterior siding, wood
Work Location Information
- Various locations
Type of Establishment/Work Setting Experience
- Residential
Own Tools/Equipment
- Tools
Major Work Area
- Construction
Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces
- At heights
- Noisy
- Dusty