Carpentry is a labor-intensive career path that requires physical fitness and stamina. You often stand, walk and crouch for long periods of time, if not your entire shift.

A carpenter typically has basic skills in woodworking, while a master carpenter has advanced expertise, often gained through years of experience and specialized training.

Good carpenters know how to read blueprints and building plans, and they work to ensure they are met - to the letter. You've heard the saying, “Measure twice, cut once”? These professionals have to be precise and meticulous in their work. There is little room for error.

The word "carpenter" is the English rendering of the Old French word carpentier (later, charpentier) which is derived from the Latin carpentarius [artifex], "(maker) of a carriage." The Middle English and Scots word (in the sense of "builder") was wright (from the Old English wryhta, cognate with work), which could be ...