Carpenter Apprentice

Why this matches you

What is a Carpenter?

A Carpenter builds, installs, and repairs wooden parts of buildings and other structures. They measure and cut lumber, frame walls, hang doors, fit windows, build stairs, and install cabinets, floors, and trim using hand and power tools. Their work helps create solid spaces people can live in, work in, and use safely every day.

Pay & earning potential

Starting wage

About this job

What you might do day to day

• Clean work sites.
• Mark reference points on construction materials.
• Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
• Assemble temporary equipment or structures.
• Cut wood components for installation.

Helpful traits for this job

• Dependability
• Attention to Detail
• Cautiousness
• Perseverance
• Integrity

How to apply

Attend a required in-person information session to get a passcode, then submit the online application within 60 days of the session. Apply for only one trade; spaces are limited and filled first-come, first-served.

Get ready to apply

Job requirements

• Attend an in-person information session at the NYCDCC Training Center, 395 Hudson Street (Clarkson Street entrance), New York, NY, on the second Wednesday of each month except December and January, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM; no admittance after 9:00 AM.
• Sign in during the in-person information session; failure to sign in will disqualify the applicant.
• Receive a passcode at the end of the information session to access the online application.
• Submit the completed application through the website within 60 days of the information session.
• Apply for only one trade.
• Applications are limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Applications that meet all requirements will be scheduled for an interview at a future date.
• Only one interview is allowed, and applicants who do not arrive on time will be disqualified.
• Must be at least 17 years old when entering the apprenticeship program.
• Must have a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma such as TASC or GED; proof will be required after selection and prior to enrollment in apprenticeship.
• Must be physically able to perform the work of the trade without posing a direct threat to the safety of themselves or others.
• Must attest in writing that they are physically able to perform the work of a Carpenter, including working on scaffolds and in confined spaces, working under inclement weather such as rain, snow, cold, heat, and direct sunlight, performing constant repetitive motions, climbing and working from heights, lifting a minimum of 50 lbs., and standing and stooping for prolonged periods of time.
• Must pass a substance abuse screening, at the expense of the sponsor, within 48 hours of selection and prior to enrollment in apprenticeship; applicants who do not pass will be disqualified.
• Must agree to and sign an Apprentice drug testing policy that provides for pre-enrollment testing, random testing, for-cause testing, and post-accident testing.
• Must provide proof of any trade-related experience, certification, or education after selection and prior to enrollment in apprenticeship.
• Must agree to and sign an Apprentice Handbook, which is subject to change at any time.
• Must travel to off-site training and agree to be financially responsible for certain costs related to such training if the apprentice cancels, fails to show up, or fails to successfully complete the program.
• Must be able to read, hear, and understand written and verbal instructions and warnings in English.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or have the legal right to work in the United States; proof will be required after selection and prior to enrollment in apprenticeship.
• Must provide a DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, if applicable, after selection and prior to enrollment in apprenticeship.
• Applications remain on file for two years; after two years the application expires and the applicant must reapply if still interested.

More information

Call the training center and ask for Admissions at (212) 727-2224 ext. Admissions.

Organization

High Rise Concrete Carpenters of New York City

Phone

(212) 727-2224 Ext. “Admissions”