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Technical Career options

Our graduates are not limited to entry-level positions in the field of carpentry. Higher level positions are vast and vary in both the general industry as well as specialty areas within the industry. Graduates of our Carpentry program, who take post-graduate training and/or industry specialized training, might choose to specialize in one of the following examples of technical career areas: 



  • Civil Engineer (would require the ability to design, build, supervise, operate and maintain construction projects and systems in both the public and private sectors often targeting a profession such as transportation, structural or geotechnical engineering)
  • Structures engineer (would require the ability to design, plan, inspect, and oversee the development of the latest buildings and bridges or modifications and extensions to an existing property or other structure)
  •  Architect (would require the ability to plan and design houses, factories, office buildings, and other structures ensuring that they are functional, safe, cost-effective, and suit the needs of future occupants)
  • Building inspector (would require the ability to coordinate with landowners or institutions to verify code regulations compliance, submit work orders and permits, provide expense forecasting for development, and identify cost reduction techniques and high-quality construction materials)
  • Construction managers (would require the ability to collaborate with architects and engineers along with the ability to hire construction workers such as carpenters, electricians, and laborers)
  •  General contractor/project manager ( would require the ability to plan, coordinate, budget, and oversee construction projects from inception through completion)
  • Building inspector (would require the ability to ensure that construction meets local and national building codes and ordinances, as well as zoning regulations and contract specifications)
  • Construction estimator ( would require the ability to collect and analyze data in order to estimate the time, money, materials, and labor needed to manufacture a product, construct a building, or provide a service along with the ability to determine all project requirements, estimate metrics, including cost-analysis procedures and area inspection to spot potential inconsistencies, mitigate risks, and address production gaps)

  • Carpentry supervisor (would require the ability to gather and maintain information, to inspect equipment, structures and materials, to handle and move objects, to organize, plan, and prioritize work, to schedule projects, to estimate time and materials, and to supervise subordinates)
  • Carpentry foreman ( would require the ability to gather information, to communicate effectively with supervisors, peers, and subordinates, to organize, plan, and coordinate work, to inspect equipment, structures, and materials, and to enforce industry standards and safety practices while delivering projects on time)
  • Commercial carpenter (would require specialized training in the building and remodeling of commercial office buildings, hospitals, hotels, schools, and shopping malls, as well as specialized training in structural engineering , including working with light-gauge and load-bearing steel framing for interior partitions, exterior framing, and curtain wall construction, along with the ability to work on even more complicated and sophisticated structures)
  • Industrial carpenter (would require specialized training on civil engineering projects and in industrial settings where they would be required to build scaffolding, create and set forms for pouring concrete, build tunnel bracing, build concrete forms for bridges, dams, power plants, or sewers)
  • Finish carpenter (would require the ability to perform the final touches on houses after the structure is fully built along with experience in just about every aspect of residential construction)
  • Residential carpenter (would require specialization in single-family, townhouse, and condominium building and remodeling)

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