You can start training to become a carpenter or joiner while you’re still at school, and it might even help you get your SACE.
Make an appointment to talk to your career counsellor or VET coordinator to find out how you can start today.
Carpenters and joiners
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.
What do carpenters and joiners do?
- study drawings and specifications to determine required materials, dimensions and installation procedures
- order and select timbers and materials, and prepare layouts
- erect framework and roof framing, lay sub-flooring and floorboards and verify trueness of structures
- cut wood joints. nail fascia panels, sheath roofs, and fit exterior wall cladding and door and window frames
- assemble prepared wood to form structures and fittings ready to install
- may construct concrete formwork or work with plastic laminates, perspex and metals
Moderate
projected job openings
$52-$65k
qualified full-time wage
86%
employed full-time
