Carpenters and Joiners Career Details
About this Career
New workers start at around £23,842. Normal pay is £34,517 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £48,963.
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Greater London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Maintains and repairs woodwork and fittings.
- Checks accuracy of work with square, rule and spirit level.
- Aligns and fixes prepared wood pieces by screwing, nailing, gluing and dowelling to form frames, shop fronts, counter units, decking, theatrical sets, furniture, small wooden craft, scale models and wooden templates.
- Selects and measures appropriate wood and cuts, shapes and drills to specification using saws, planes, chisels and other power or hand tools.
- Examines drawings and specifications to determine job requirements.
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