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Your profession: Carpenter (m/f)

Professional activities

Carpenters produce timber constructions and structures of all types. They integrate ready-made components, insulation materials and structural elements. Carpenters renovate and restore roof timbers and other wooden building elements.

Fields of work

Carpenters work, for example,

  • in carpentry firms
  • in timber engineering companies
  • for companies specialising in façade construction
  • in municipal service companies
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The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).