Carpentry Contractors and Supervisors
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Job description
These individuals supervise and coordinate the activities of carpenters and cabinetmakers. They manage their own businesses.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Noise
Main tasks
- Supervise, coordinate, and plan the activities of carpenters and cabinetmakers.
- Establish work methods to meet deadlines and coordinate work with other sections.
- Order equipment and supplies.
- Resolve work-related problems and recommend measures to increase productivity.
- Manage and train staff.
- Ensure compliance with workplace safety standards.
- Draft reports
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $25.00
- Median
- $40.00
- Maximum
- $47.12
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
2,500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 3.1% Female
- 96.9% Male
Not available.
- 3.1% Female
- 96.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$64,500
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2374% of jobs
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NAICS 33716% of jobs
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NAICS 3212% of jobs
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NAICS 911% of jobs
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NAICS 531% of jobs
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Others6% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2374% of jobs
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NAICS 33716% of jobs
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NAICS 3212% of jobs
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NAICS 911% of jobs
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NAICS 531% of jobs
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Others6% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
AVS in gestion d'une entreprise de la construction
Code : 5309
Placement rate: 85.4%
5.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Several years of experience as a qualified carpenter or cabinetmaker are usually required.
- A journeyman carpenter's certificate is usually required for practical reasons, although not required for this occupation on construction sites.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Coordination
- Active listening
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Reading comprehension
- Human resource management
- Time management
- Result evaluation
- Social perception
- Persuasion
- Quality control analysis
- Active learning
- Teaching
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Information processing
- Written expression
- Negotiation
- Service oriented
- Equipment selection
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Awareness of issues
- Information organization
- Near vision
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Written expression
- Speech recognition
- Visualization
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Distance vision
- Limb coordination
- Manual dexterity
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Time sharing
- Colour perception and distinction
- Control accuracy
- Perception speed
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Leadership
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Capacity to delegate
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Make, build, install
- Self-employment
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Official name of the NOC 72013
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
Job titles
- Carpentry foreman/woman
- Carpentry contractor
- Cabinetmaking contractor
- Carpenter-contractor
- Carpenters foreman/woman
- General foreman/woman - building construction
- General foreman/woman - residential construction
- Wood frame building foreman/woman
- Cabinetmakers foreman/woman
- Stair builders foreman/woman
- Maintenance carpenters foreman/woman
- Finish carpenters foreman/woman
- General carpenters foreman/woman
- Form builders foreman/woman
- Concrete form builders foreman/woman - carpentry
- Finish joiners foreman/woman
- Ship joiners foreman/woman
- Wood patternmakers foreman/woman
- Framers foreman/woman
- Residential construction foreman/woman
- Carpenter supervisor
- Carpentry supervisor
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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