Where a carpenter can go next
12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a carpenter already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Carpenters cut, shape and assemble wooden elements for the construction of buildings and other structures. They also use materials such as plastic and metal in their creations. Carpenters create the wooden frames to support wood framed buildings.
Also known as joiner, woodworker, heritage carpentry, carpentry framer, joiner supervisor, craftsman carpenter, timber worker, commercial carpenter, craft carpenter, frame-maker, joinery worker.
Craft and related trades workers 55 skills on file 12 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: staircase installer, 74%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
- staircase installer 74% covered · difficulty 35.6
- carpenter supervisor 66% covered · difficulty 42.1
- bricklayer 62% covered · difficulty 46.4
- hardwood floor layer 61% covered · difficulty 47.8
- ceiling installer 57% covered · difficulty 48.5
- stonemason 56% covered · difficulty 48.9
- insulation worker 55% covered · difficulty 52
- plasterer 54% covered · difficulty 51.2
- construction painter 53% covered · difficulty 51.6
- construction scaffolder 52% covered · difficulty 48.8
- resilient floor layer 52% covered · difficulty 51.2
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 3 · What the job itself asks for
A carpenter needs 25 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- keep track of wooden elements handling and moving
- install wood hardware constructing
- keep sawing equipment in good condition information skills
- identify wood warp information skills
- install wood elements in structures constructing
- create wood joints handling and moving
- snap chalk line handling and moving
- define part requirements information skills
- apply wood finishes constructing
- clean wood surface handling and moving
Table 4 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a carpenter does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
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Carpenter is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a carpenter’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.