Trades Specialist Carpenter - Grade 12

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This title exists within Various New York State Agencies and has approximately 311 positions statewide.

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Salary Information for Trades Specialist Trainee 1 Carpenter
Title Grade Hiring Rate/yr Job Rate/yr
Trades Specialist Trainee 1 Carpenter 09 $41,399 $50,884
Trades Specialist Trainee 2 Carpenter 11 $46,306 $56,743
Trades Specialist Carpenter 12 $48,956 $59,757
Trades Supervisor Carpenter 14 $54,860 $66,634

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Job Duties

As a Trades Specialist (Carpenter), you would perform journey level carpentry work and frequently supervise others in the construction and repair of structures and other wood items.  This trade is the most generalized branch of the building trades encompassing several specialties in addition to carpentry including roofing, millwork, furniture construction, furniture finishing and repair, and cabinet work.  In addition, incumbents may install and adjust door and building hardware including locks, door closures, door knobs, hinges, door checks, sash fittings, and other lockwork activities as required.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

Successful completion of a NYS two-year Trades Specialist (Carpenter) Traineeship or NYS two-year carpenter training program; OR successful completion of any equivalent carpenter two-year training or apprenticeship program;* OR four (4) years of full-time experience in carpentry under a skilled journey level carpenter which would provide training equivalent to that given in an apprenticeship program.  Apprenticeship training in carpentry or training gained by completion of technical courses in carpentry at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

*Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific classroom instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work.  Course work must be completed with an average of “C” or better.  Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.

How to Apply

An examination is not used to fill this title. You must meet the minimum qualifications of the title in order to be considered for this position. You must apply directly to the agency or agencies that have this title.

Mobility Options

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through transfers opportunities or other examinations.

For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.

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