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• What Does an Interior Systems Carpenter Do?
• Working Conditions
• Training Structured
• Application Requirement
• Skills I Should Have
• Contacts in my Area
• Additional Resources

Interior Systems Carpentry Apprenticeship

Did you know?*

• About 32 percent of all carpenters-the largest construction trade-were self-employed.
• Job opportunities should be best for those with the most training and skills.
• Between 3 and 4 years of both on-the-job training and classroom instruction usually is needed to become a skilled carpenter.

*Statistics retrieved from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What Does an Interior Systems Carpenter Do?

Interior System Carpenters install, repair, remodel, renovate and dismantle equipment and materials including acoustical ceilings, raised floors, clean rooms, metal wall framing, drywall installation and finishing, ornate lathing, demountable wall partitions and furniture systems. They must have the ability to read and interpret blueprints, specification books, and schematics supplied by manufactures and architects. They also coordinate and schedule work with other trades. The use of basic carpenter tools, optical equipment, lasers, mechanical tools and welding is also necessary.

Tasks:

• Installation of Metal Lath and Accessories: Application of metal lath on floor and ceiling. Application of metal lath on columns, pilasters, walls, and partitions. Metal corner beads and guards, casing beads and pilaster stops, picture molds, chair rail, base screed, metal base, ceiling runners or tracks and similar metal lathing and plastering accessories attached before plastering.
• Installation of Materials: Gypsum lath and exterior lathing material. Metal lath or any material used as a base for plaster acoustical material. Cornerites, beads, stops and all other accessories. Installation of backing board and finish drywall materials.
• Interior Systems Work: Movable partitions, metal stud work, acoustical ceilings, wood and metal furring, fixture work, interior trim work. Glue on tile and panel installation.
• Layout and Blueprint Reading: Grades and elevations, center lines, laser and transit.
• General Carpentry/Miscellaneous: Rough framing, form construction, pedestal floors, cabinets, fixtures, casework, hardware, insulation and sound control, plastic laminates, solid surface, carpet, resilient floors or any other craft processes related to the carpentry craft not listed elsewhere.
• Scaffold building, Welding.

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What Are the Working Conditions?

Interior System Carpenters may work indoors and outdoors in various weather conditions requiring prolonged standing, climbing, kneeling and squatting. The work is physically demanding and may be performed in awkward positions, including heights and confined spaces. Must be able to travel and have the ability to work flexible hours.

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How is the Training Structured?

• 4 year training program
• 6,240 hours on-the-job training
• 400 hours paid related instruction
• 250 hours unpaid related instruction
• Apprentice must, during their first two years, complete Red Cross First Aid and CPR training courses.

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What are the Application Requirements?

• Applicants must be at least 17 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Meet required norms on aptitude test (if required)
• Physically able to perform trade
• Valid driver's license or reliable transportation

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What Skills Should I Possess?

• Mathematics- Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and their applications.
• Extent Flexibility- The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Finger Dexterity- The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Near Vision- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Static Strength- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness- the ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Trunk Strength- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
• Stamina- The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

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Who Should I Contact In My Area?

• Choose your area:  Northeast  |  Northwest  |  Southeast  |  Southwest

Northeast

Committee Name	Contact This Committee:	OR Contact Your BAS Representative:
ABC of Wisconsin	5330 Wall St. Madison, WI 53718 Phone: (608) 244-6056 Fax: (608) 244-2401	Kathy O'Sullivan Jane Kramer
Central Wisconsin Area Carpentry JAC	500 32nd St N Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 Phone: (715) 422-5337 Fax: (715) 422-5377	Debbie Fochs
Fox Valley/Lakeshore Area Carpentry JAC	N2218 Bodde Rd Kaukauna, WI 54130 Phone: (920) 766-1515 Fax: (920) 766-7050	Burt Harding
Green Bay Area Carpentry JAC	N2218 Bodde Rd Kaukauna, WI 54130 Phone: (920) 766-1515 Fax: (920) 766-7050	Burt Harding
Wausau Area Carpenters JAC	1630 Hwy XX Mosinee, WI 54455 Phone: (715) 355-0800 Fax: (715) 355-0807	Debbie Fochs

Northwest

Committee Name	Contact This Committee:	OR Contact Your BAS Representative:
ABC of Wisconsin	5330 Wall St. Madison, WI 53718 Phone: (608) 244-6056 Fax: (608) 244-2401	Kathy O'Sullivan
Central Wisconsin Area Carpentry JAC	500 32nd St N Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 Phone: (715) 422-5337 Fax: (715) 422-5377	Debbie Fochs
Eau Claire Area Carpentry JAC	2233 Birch Street Eau Claire, WI 54703	Myra Stachowicz
Superior Area Carpentry JAC	5238 Miller Trunk Hwy Hermantown, WI 55811 Phone: (218) 724-3297 Fax: (218) 724-8536	Myra Stachowicz
Wausau Area Carpenters JAC	1630 Hwy XX Mosinee, WI 54455 Phone: (715) 355-0800 Fax: (715) 355-0807	Debbie Fochs

Southeast

Committee Name	Contact This Committee:	OR Contact Your BAS Representative:
ABC of Wisconsin	5330 Wall St. Madison, WI 53718 Phone: (608) 244-6056 Fax: (608) 244-2401	Jane Kramer Mary Harrington
Lakeshore Area Carpentry Advisory Committee	1290 North Ave. Cleveland, WI 53015-1414 Phone: (920) 693-1279 Fax: (920) 693-3508	Sandra Destree
Madison Area Carpentry JAC	5202 Monument Ln Madison, WI 53704 Phone: (608) 241-0960 Fax: (608) 241-0930	Debbie Schanke
Southeast WI Area Carpentry JAC	N25 W23055 Paul Rd, Suite 3 Pewaukee, WI 53072 Phone: (262) 574-6995 Fax: (262) 574-6994	Bob Scheldroup

Southwest

Committee Name	Contact This Committee:	OR Contact Your BAS Representative:
ABC of Wisconsin	5330 Wall St. Madison, WI 53718 Phone: (608) 244-6056 Fax: (608) 244-2401	Kathy O'Sullivan
La Crosse Area Carpentry JAC	2421 Larson St. La Crosse, WI 54603 Phone: (608) 788-6240 Fax: (608) 788-6250	Kathy O'Sullivan
Madison Area Carpentry JAC	5202 Monument Ln Madison, WI 53704 Phone: (608) 241-0960 Fax: (608) 241-0930	Debbie Schanke

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Additional Resources

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains information on all occupations. For more information on the Carpentry trade in the United States, visit:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos202.htm

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Sources: Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards Position Descriptions,
Apprenticeship in Wisconsin Handbook