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Construction and Skilled Trades
How to become a Carpenter in Laos
Carpenters build and install wooden structures, roofs, doors, cabinets and furniture.
Quick answers
- What does a Carpenter do?
- Carpenters build and install wooden structures, roofs, doors, cabinets and furniture.
- How do you become a Carpenter in Laos?
- Common ways in: Carpentry apprenticeship or vocational certificate (about 2 years). Routes and durations vary by country and person.
- Which school subjects help you become a Carpenter?
- Mathematics, Woodwork or Technical Drawing.
Official definition
Carpenters and joiners cut, shape, assemble, erect, maintain and repair various types of structures and fittings made from wood and other materials.
ISCO-08 unit group 7115, Carpenters and joiners. Contains ESCO data. (c) European Union. Reuse authorised provided the source is acknowledged (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU). ISCO-08 is the International Standard Classification of Occupations of the International Labour Organization.
What the work involves
- Measure, cut and join timber
- Install roofs, doors and fittings
- Make custom furniture
Key skills
- Woodwork
- Construction methods
- Mathematics
Where this career can lead
CareerProof Global guidance: common routes and typical durations compiled by our team; they vary by country and person.
Ways in
CareerProof Global guidance: common routes and typical durations compiled by our team; they vary by country and person.
Apprenticeship · about 2 years
Carpentry apprenticeship or vocational certificate
School subjects that keep this path open
- Mathematics
- Woodwork or Technical Drawing
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- WoodworkO*NET: Building and ConstructionExtremely important (4.7)
- Mathematics or StatisticsO*NET: MathematicsVery important (3.9)
- Business Studies or EntrepreneurshipO*NET: Administration and ManagementVery important (3.9)
- Technical DrawingO*NET: DesignVery important (3.9)
- Design and TechnologyO*NET: Design + Engineering and TechnologyVery important (3.7)
- MetalworkO*NET: MechanicalImportant (3.3)
- PhysicsO*NET: PhysicsImportant (3.0)
Linked to the ESCO occupation carpenter and the O*NET profile Carpenters through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Preparation needed
Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- Training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Linked to the ESCO occupation carpenter and the O*NET profile Carpenters through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Where this career can lead
CareerProof Global guidance: common routes and typical durations compiled by our team; they vary by country and person.
Careers people move in from
No moves into this career recorded yet. Most people start through the ways in.
Careers with similar skills
Related occupations
Occupations O*NET links to this one by similar work, skills and knowledge.
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
- Helpers--Carpenters
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
- Construction Laborers
Linked to the ESCO occupation carpenter and the O*NET profile Carpenters through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
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