Trades

Carpenter

Surrey, British Columbia · posted 2026-09-16

$32.00 hourly

Pay is about the local median for this work ($31.50 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)

What the posting asks for

  • No experience needed
  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
  • English

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Hours and terms

  • 32 to 40 hours a week
  • Full time, Permanent employment
  • In person

Usually needed for this kind of work

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program ora combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in carpentry is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified carpenters upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Carpenters (NOC 72310). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
  • Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
  • Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
  • Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
  • Fit and install trim items, such as doors, stairs, moulding and hardware
  • Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

About the employer

  • Industry: Construction
  • Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

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