People who are confident in their physical strength. People who like to make things. People who are dexterous with their hands.

Using chisels, chisels, hammers, and other carpentry tools, as well as power tools, carpenters assemble buildings by machining posts, beams, ceilings, walls, floors, and other substrates. Nowadays, most carpenters assemble their work using frames and substrates processed in factories in advance, but there are carpenters who build houses by sticking to the traditional construction method of "mokkuri," or wood-to-wood assembly. Some carpenters have received comments from customers who have lived in houses they have built, such as "It's very comfortable to live in. Thank you for all your ingenuity! with a smile on their face, it gives them more than a sense of accomplishment.

No specific educational background or qualifications are required to become a carpenter. After graduating from an architectural or civil engineering school or vocational training school, a carpenter may join a construction company or engineering firm, or apprentice himself to a master carpenter who runs an engineering firm. Since carpenters are craftsmen, they learn their skills on site and gain experience to become full-fledged carpenters. Since many craftsmen are involved in the construction of a single building, including the architect who draws the blueprints, carpenters, plasterers, and interior decorators, cooperativeness and the ability to organize others are also necessary.

Carpentry was once known as the 3Ks of "hard, grueling, and dangerous," but now the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism has proposed a new 3Ks of "pay, holidays, and hope," and the industry as a whole is working to create a more comfortable work environment. In addition, the number of customers who are not satisfied with ready-built houses and want to build their own unique homes is increasing. With solid skills, carpentry is a promising profession for the future.

Monthly income is about 300,000 yen. Highly skilled carpenters earn 400,000 to 500,000 yen per month. Some carpenters earn more than that.

Construction companies and large engineering firms have two days off a week. Rainy days are generally a day off, but not always because some work is done indoors.

Construction sites, construction companies, etc.

It's a chart that shows at a glance the main routes to a carpentry job!