Talk to your school counselor about programs and classes like woodworking that are offered at your school so you can start learning skills that will get you started in this field.

Find a class to jump-start your construction skills.

Is someone you know (a neighbor, family member, friend, etc.) working on a home improvement DIY project? Volunteer to help in order to get practice using hand tools, taking measurements, problem solving, and more!

Volunteer to help with a home improvement project.

Search online for how-to videos to see how hard this work is to master--and whether it's something you think you'd like. Does seeing this kind of work in action make you more interested in trying it?

Watch tutorials on how to do this kind of work.

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.

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

Helpers, Construction Trades

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.

Fasten timbers or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails and install hardware.

Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut.

Select tools, equipment, or materials from storage and transport items to work site.

Cut timbers, lumber, or paneling to specified dimensions.

Position and hold timbers, lumber, or paneling in place for fastening or cutting.

Align, straighten, plumb, or square forms for installation.

Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines.

Construct forms and assist in raising them to the required elevation.

Install handrails under the direction of a carpenter.

Glue and clamp edges or joints of assembled parts.

Smooth or sand surfaces to remove ridges, tool marks, glue, or caulking.

Secure stakes to grids for constructions of footings, nail scabs to footing forms, and vibrate and float concrete.

Cut and install insulating or sound-absorbing material.

Cut tile or linoleum to fit and spread adhesives on flooring for installation.

Cover surfaces with laminated plastic covering material.

Adjustable wrenches

Air compressors

Block planes

Braces and bits

Brooms

Carpenters' chisels

Carpenters' levels

Caulking guns

Chalk lines

Circular saws

Claw hammers

Combination squares

Concrete floats

Helpers--Carpenters

Overview

Career

What Helpers--Carpenters Do

Other Job Titles Helpers--Carpenters May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Helpers--Carpenters

Overview

Career

What Helpers--Carpenters Do

Other Job Titles Helpers--Carpenters May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Helpers--Carpenters

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