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Carpenters and Joiners
Trades & Services
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Weekly pay
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Prospects
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Employed in Australia
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Overview
Carpenters and Joiners construct, erect, install, renovate and repair structures and fixtures made of wood, plywood, wallboard and other materials, and cut, shape and fit timber parts to form structures and fittings.
Job titles
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Job Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

  • studying drawings and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
  • ordering and selecting timbers and materials, and preparing layouts
  • cutting materials, and assembling and nailing cut and shaped parts
  • erecting framework and roof framing, laying sub-flooring and floorboards and verifying trueness of structures
  • nailing fascia panels, sheathing roofs, and fitting exterior wall cladding and door and window frames
  • assembling prepared wood to form structures and fittings ready to install
  • cutting wood joints
  • may construct concrete formwork
  • may repair existing fittings
  • may work with plastic laminates, perspex and metals

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Training & Qualifications

vocational education & training (VET)
  • Certificate II in Construction Pathways
  • Certificate III in Carpentry & Joinery
  • Certificate III in Shopfitting
  • Certificate III in Formwork/Falsework
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Industry

This career often appears in the following industry.

If you’re a hands on sort of person who likes getting stuck into tasks involving the use of tools and machinery to create new things, or you like to work on projects that bring technical concept drawings to life, then a career in the Manufacturing industry could be right up your alley.

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