What are the educational requirements to become a carpenter?
Carpenters often learn through on the job training and there are apprenticeships available through the union and homebuilding associations. Key aspects of training to be a carpenter are blueprint reading, math, safety, carpentry techniques and sketching. These courses are also taught at career colleges and community colleges. Advancement as a carpenter can lead to management positions and 30% of career carpenters start their own business. Electrician If I had to choose a career in the construction field, it would be that of an electrician. In the construction business, electricians are charged with installing all the wiring in a new construction. This wiring also includes cable TV and antenna wiring as well as telephone, network and security wiring. Electricians use sophisticated electronic test equipment to troubleshoot and verify wiring connections. For construction work electricians read blueprints and install and bend conduit that is metal piping the electric wiring is fed through.
