Careers in Construction Contracting

Houses, garages, sheds, gazebos, kitchen cabinets, wood floors, wooden play sets, decks, remodeling projects, built-in bookshelves - what do all these projects, large and small, have in common? They need people with carpentry skills and, in the larger projects, contractors to manage the project. The kinds of projects done by carpenters and contractors are varied in size, scope and value. Someone may hire a carpenter to help frame a new house, or add a deck to the side of the new house, or even to install a built-in desk and shelves into a home office. The carpenter may work alone, or in teams of carpenters, especially in large projects like house framing.