Jarred Fischer About Carpentry Press F5 to play. < click for music after hitting F5

The tuition for schooling is about $ a week, and $45 - $200 for books and supplies.

There are four different levels of schooling that you have to complete before you can be an independent carpenter. Once you have those four levels you get a red seal ticket, which means you can do anything with that trade. You do about 6 weeks of schooling then six weeks on the job throughout the levels you do.

The average salary for a carpenter is about $42,940 annually. You’re pay depends on what you’re rank would be or what level you are in you’re schooling. General Carpenter Apprenticeship Training

There are multiple things that you can branch out to once you have your red seal ticket.

Carpenters held about 1.3 million jobs in Most of them worked for contractors who build or repair buildings, and about one-third of all carpenters were self-employed. Carpenters get jobs in most parts of the country, but there are more jobs in big cities where many things are always being built.

I chose carpentry because I have been into woodshop since grade seven. I am very interested in building things and making them perfect. I mainly chose carpentry because I wanted to do something that could help people but also something that I like doing.

Three other options I have are; any other type of carpentry, working for myself, and going back to school to be a bartender or get a red seal in another trade.

A carpenter is defined as a craftsman with a skill and experience level greater than a helper or laborer, but less than a lead carpenter. The carpenter will generally have a smaller tool inventory and may need direction to perform more advanced carpentry skills.

To get into school to be a carpenter you only need a few things; you need to graduate, and you need to be able to read and do math at a fairly decent level. I plan on going to Okanagan College.

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