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       CODE: 860.381-022 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): CARPENTER (construction)
Constructs, erects, installs, and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard,
using carpenter's handtools and power tools, and conforming to local building codes: Studies
blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required,
such as lumber or fiberboard, and dimensions of structure or fixture to be fabricated. Selects
specified type of lumber or other materials. Prepares layout, using rule, framing square, and
calipers. Marks cutting and assembly lines on materials, using pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
Shapes materials to prescribed measurements, using saws, chisels, and planes. Assembles cut and
shaped materials and fastens them together with nails, dowel pins, or glue. Verifies trueness of
structure with plumb bob and carpenter's level. Erects framework for structures and lays
subflooring. Builds stairs and lays out and installs partitions and cabinet work. Covers subfloor
with building paper to keep out moisture and lays hardwood, parquet, and wood-strip-block floors by
nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base. Applies shock-absorbing,
sound-deadening, and decorative paneling to ceilings and walls. Fits and installs prefabricated
window frames, doors, doorframes, weather stripping, interior and exterior trim, and finish
hardware, such as locks, letterdrops, and kick plates. Constructs forms and chutes for pouring
concrete. Erects scaffolding and ladders for assembling structures above ground level. May weld
metal parts to steel structural members. When specializing in particular phase of carpentry, is
designated according to specialty as Combination-Window Installer (construction); Lay-Out Carpenter
(construction). When specializing in finish carpentry, such as installing interior and exterior
trim, building stairs, and laying hardwood floors, is designated Finish Carpenter (construction).
When erecting frame buildings and performing general carpentry work in residential construction, is
designated House Carpenter (construction). May remove and replace sections of structures prior to
and after installation of insulating materials and be designated Building-Insulating Carpenter
(construction; retail trade). May perform carpentry work in construction of walk-in freezers and
environmental test chambers and be designated Carpenter, Refrigerator (svc. ind. mach.). May be
designated: Door Hanger (construction); Finished-Hardware Erector (construction); Garage-Door Hanger
(construction); Hardwood-Floor Installer (construction); Jalousie Installer (construction); Stair
Builder (construction); Trim Setter (construction); Weather Stripper (construction);
Wood-Sash-And-Frame Carpenter (construction); Wood-Strip-Block Floor Installer (construction).
GOE: 05.05.02 STRENGTH: M GED: R4 M3 L3 SVP: 7 DLU: 88
ONET CROSSWALK: 87102A Construction Carpenters
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