Families / Craft

Finish Carpenter

Builds stairs, cabinetry, trim and built-ins where the tolerance is visible to the eye. Reputation travels by photograph and referral.

Pay band (est.)
$48k–$105k
Time to competence
5 years
Licence
None
Setting
site
Leverage
medium
Place constraint
medium
Physical demand
75/100
Hours burden
55/100

Factor percentiles

Percentile against the whole curated set. Higher is better on that factor only.

  • Play54th

    Absorbing rather than merely paid.

  • Specific knowledge38th

    A combination of skills that is hard to copy.

  • Leverage49th

    Output that scales through code, media, capital or crew.

  • Demand43th

    Durability and shortage, scored conservatively.

  • Pay32th

    Mid-career floor and the range above it.

  • Body24th

    Inverse of physical demand and hours.

  • Autonomy39th

    Control of methods and time.

  • People fit63th

    Distance from your preferred people level.

  • Place flexibility22th

    Remote fit and freedom from specific metros.

  • Time to skill63th

    Inverse of years to competence.

  • Meaning load56th

    Care, craft and stewardship weight. Not a moral score.

  • Downside tolerance24th

    Inverse of named risk to body, market or platform.

Downside

Body wear; income tracks housing cycles and wealthy clients.

Examine this against your weights

The percentiles above use the default weights. Set your own on the ranking and this vocation moves with them.

  • Place constraint is medium. Where you live is analysed at locationistics.com.
  • Hours burden is 55/100 and people intensity 40/100. Who you are with is analysed at relationistics.com.

Source note: BLS-style outlook and wage patterns; estimate. All figures are estimates for comparison.