Building Trades
at New Orleans Career Center
New Orleans Catalog
About
Learn from skilled professionals
At NOCC you’ll get a full understanding of the construction trades from pros who have lived it. Learn job site safety, basic tool use, and how the trades interact and collaborate.
Get hands-on training
At the end of the year, you’ll have built something with your own hands and gained the knowledge to enter a career in the building trades. Trainees learn from industry pros both at NOCC and from job site visits across the city.
Earn industry-based credentials
At the end of a year, trainees will be equipped for well-paid entry-level jobs in construction and be ready to begin the trades apprenticeship journey. Those who return for a second, pre-apprenticeship year can specialize in carpentry, electrical, HVAC and welding to pursue a professional certification.
Takes
12 Weeks
Costs
Free
Leads to
$56.4k careers
Example Career
Carpenters
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?
In the Building Trades pathway, trainees start the journey into one of the region’s fastest-growing industries. They gain hands-on job site and trade-specific skills, effective communication, teamwork, leadership, and critical thinking in the trades labs and classrooms.
Available Career Tracks
- Carpentry
- Electrical
- HVAC
- Welding
What skills and credentials will I gain?
Certification Opportunities
- Multi-Craft Core Curriculum
- OSHA 10
- CPR/First Aid
- NCCER Core, Level 1 & 2
Admissions
The New Orleans Career Center is open to all public high school students in Orleans Parish and to adults 18 or older with a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Contact
New Orleans Career Center
1331 Kerlerec St
New Orleans, LA 70116