DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Construction laborers who do not primarily assist carpenters are classified under ?Construction Laborers? (47-2061). Apprentice workers are classified with the appropriate skilled construction trade occupation (47-2011 through 47-2231).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	490	125	$17.31/hr	$0.57/hr	$13.19/hr	$15.92/hr	$17.34/hr	$18.75/hr	$19.82/hr
U S	32,920	1,021	$16.50/hr	$0.15/hr	$11.05/hr	$13.14/hr	$16.12/hr	$18.97/hr	$23.22/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Helpers--Carpenters Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 260 $17.84/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State N/A $16.43/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A $17.21/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A $18.59/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Carpenters	680	$25.68/hr	N/A
Construction Laborers	510	$21.70/hr	N/A
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pipelayers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Holds plumb bobs, sighting rods, and other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines.
• Positions and holds timbers, lumber, and paneling in place for fastening or cutting.
• Hews timbers.
• Erects scaffolding, shoring, and braces.
• Selects needed tools, equipment, and materials from storage and transports items to work site.
• Covers surfaces with laminated plastic covering material.
• Drills holes in timbers or lumber.
• Cuts tile or linoleum to fit.
• Cuts timbers, lumber and/or paneling to specified dimensions.
• Fastens timbers and/or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails.
• Spreads adhesives on flooring to install tile or linoleum.
• Smoothes and sands surfaces to remove ridges, tool marks, glue, or caulking.
• Glues and clamps edges or joints of assembled parts.
• Cuts and installs insulating or sound-absorbing material.