# Helpers--Carpenters

> Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-carpenters
- SOC code: 47-3012.00
- Career family: Construction and extraction
- Median annual pay: $43,780 (10th percentile $31,660, 90th percentile $57,670)
- Projected growth: Decline, -1.7%
- Openings a year: 2,000
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 99 |
| Investigative (I) | 5 |
| Artistic (A) | 7 |
| Social (S) | 19 |
| Enterprising (E) | 10 |
| Conventional (C) | 41 |

## What you'd do

- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 86/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 84/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 80/100)
- Getting Information (importance 78/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 75/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 73/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 70/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 67/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 65/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 64/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Active Learning, Equipment Selection, Judgment and Decision Making

## Knowledge

Public Safety and Security, Building and Construction, English Language, Mathematics, Mechanical, Production and Processing, Education and Training, Administration and Management, Transportation, Customer and Personal Service

## Also called

Beam Builder Helper, Building Carpenter Helper, Cabinetmaker Helper, Carpenter Apprentice, Carpenter Assistant, Carpenter Helper, Carpenter Mate, Construction Carpenter Helper, Cooper Helper, Hammerer Helper

## Related careers

- [Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-brickmasons-blockmasons-stonemasons-and-tile-and-marble-setters): $47,550 median pay
- [Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-painters-paperhangers-plasterers-and-stucco-masons): $40,470 median pay
- [Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-pipelayers-plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters): $42,360 median pay
- [Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-workers): $39,630 median pay
- [Helpers--Electricians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-electricians): $42,670 median pay
- [Helpers--Extraction Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-extraction-workers): $47,730 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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