According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment. | 93% |
| Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge. | 92% |
| Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue. | 88% |
| Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required. | 87% |
| Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws. | 87% |
| Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level. | 84% |
| Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out moisture and lay hardwood, parquet, or wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base. | 83% |
| Construct forms or chutes for pouring concrete. | 82% |
| Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work. | 82% |
| Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools. | 82% |
| Inspect ceiling or floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass, or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures. | 81% |
| Finish surfaces of woodwork or wallboard in houses or buildings, using paint, hand tools, or paneling. | 80% |
| Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level. | 80% |
| Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools. | 79% |
| Maintain records, document actions, and present written progress reports. | 78% |
| Select and order lumber or other required materials. | 78% |
| Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools. | 78% |
| Work with or remove hazardous material. | 77% |
| Fill cracks or other defects in plaster or plasterboard and sand patch, using patching plaster, trowel, and sanding tool. | 76% |
| Maintain job records and schedule work crew. | 75% |
| Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers. | 74% |
| Prepare cost estimates for clients or employers. | 73% |
| Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill. | 71% |
| Install rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair. | 69% |
| Perform minor plumbing, welding, or concrete mixing work. | 66% |
| Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures. | 62% |
| Apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative paneling to ceilings or walls. | 57% |
| Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts. | 54% |
| Build sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas. | 28% |
