What about a career in carpentry

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What about a career in carpentry?
Program Description The carpentry program is
designed to prepare students for employment in
the residential and commercial construction
industry. Students are involved in blueprint
reading, layout, fabrication, foundation, walls,
floors, ceilings, and roofs of structures. 
Students will use several forms of materials such
as wood, metal, plastics, fiberglass, Styrofoam,
and concrete in the construction process.  The
care and safe use of hand tools, power tools, and
equipment is emphasized during training.

• Significant Points
• About 32 percent of all carpentersthe largest
  construction tradewere self-employed.
• Job opportunities should be best for those with
  the most training and skills.
• Between 3 and 4 years of both on-the-job training
  and classroom instruction usually is needed to
  become a skilled carpenter.
• Carpenters are involved in many different
  kinds of construction, from the building of
  highways and bridges to the installation of
  kitchen cabinets. Carpenters construct, erect,
  install, and repair structures and fixtures made
  from wood and other materials.
• Employment of carpenters is expected to
  increase by 10 percent during the 2006-16 decade.
• In May 2006, median hourly earnings of wage
  and salary carpenters were 17.57. The middle 50
  percent earned between 13.55 and 23.85. The
  lowest 10 percent earned less than 10.87, and
  the highest 10 percent earned more than 30.45.
• Source Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
  Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook
  Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Carpenters, on the
  Internet at http//www.bls.gov/oco/ocos202.htm
  (visited July 14, 2008).

CARPENTRYCharles Oakley, Instructor E-mail
CharlesM.Oakley_at_ky.gov
Garrard County Area Technology Center306 West
Maple Avenue Lancaster, KY 40444 [phone]
Phone [phone] FaxPrincipal James Alford
Office of Career and Technical Education
Education and Workforce Development Cabinet - EEO
- M/F/D
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