Pre-employment Carpentry Jobs and Careers

Journeyperson carpenters typically find work as:

• members of a residential or industrial construction contracting crew
• self-employed carpenters
• construction or maitenance workers for government agencies, utility companies or manufacturing firms
• foreman, subcontractor, construction superintendent or contractor

Your journeyperson career could be as a generalist who works in residential, commercial or maintenance construction. You might choose to specialize in one type of work such as framing, bench work or finishing work.

Learn more about being a carpenter in Alberta including salaries and job outlook on the ALIS carpentry occupational profile.