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Carpentry Apprenticeship
at Gulf Coast Carpenters & Millwrights Training Trust Fund
New Orleans Catalog
About
Apprenticeships are a great way to develop a pipeline of talented, high-skilled workers to help businesses grow. We want to share information so that more employers understand how apprenticeships can add value to their businesses and provide greater opportunities for their workers.
Our Registered Apprenticeship Program is responsible for training carpenter, millwright, and pile driver apprentices in Louisiana. To get the job done, we train our apprentices at our two state-of-the-art training centers located in the Greater New Orleans Area and Baton Rouge, LA. These two facilities are responsible for training over 350 apprentices during their four year apprenticeship.
Apprentices are responsible for completing four weeks of formal training per year. Training ranges from core skills such as trade-related mathematics, print reading, layout , safety, and communication to specific craft skills in commercial, industrial, and heavy construction applications.
Takes
4 Years
Costs
Free
Leads to
$56.4k careers
Example Career
Carpenters
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.
Showing wage data for: New Orleans
Entry
Median
High
Salary
Hourly Wage
$37,440
$56,350
$94,580
$18
$27.09
$45.47
Is this a career path I'll enjoy?
The wages for union workers are typically higher than the average. Expect hours and wages to increase significantly with experience.
What skills and credentials will I gain?
Students will learn trade-related mathematics, print reading, layout, safety, and communication to specific craft skills in commercial, industrial, and heavy construction applications. Training for carpenter, millwright, and pile driver positions.
Admissions
Contact
Who do I contact?
Gulf Coast Carpenters & Millwrights Training Trust Fund
2850 Massachusetts Avenue
Metairie, LA 70003