About the test
The Carpenter Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Carpenter test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Memory / Attention to Detail / Logic & Reasoning
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Knowledge and Skills
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Personality
- Adaptability / Flexibility
- Conscientiousness
- Reliability
- Service Orientation
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Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
About the job
Carpenter
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.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
- Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
- Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.
- Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
- Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
- Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out moisture and lay hardwood, parquet, or wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $37,440 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $46,130 or less |
| Median: | | $56,350 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $72,290 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $94,580 or more |
| Hourly US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $18.00 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $22.18 or less |
| Median: | | $27.09 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $34.75 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $45.47 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2023: | | 923,100 |
| 2033 (projected): | | 961,600 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 76,500 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Building and Construction
- Administration and Management
- Mathematics
- Design
- Engineering and Technology
- Public Safety and Security
- Mechanical
- Education and Training
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Quality Control Analysis
- Mathematics
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Top Abilities
- Visualization
- Problem Sensitivity
- Near Vision
- Manual Dexterity
- Finger Dexterity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Information Ordering
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| Education Requirements |
| No High School Diploma: | | 18% |
| High School Diploma: | | 52% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate: | | 21% |
| Some College: | | 8% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 14% |
| Less than 1 Month: | | 6% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 4% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 27% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 20% |
| 4 - 6 Years: | | 6% |
| 6 - 8 Years: | | 10% |
| 8 - 10 Years: | | 8% |
| More than 10 Years: | | 6% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: Aluminum Siding Applicator, Aluminum Siding Installer, Aluminum Siding Mechanic, Amusement and Recreational Prop Maker, Asbestos Siding Mechanic, Assembled Wood Products Repairer, Beam Builder, Boat Builder, Boat Carpenter, Boat Carpenter Mechanic, Boat Finisher, Boat Joiner, Boat Repairer, Boatwright, Bowling Alley Floors Installer, Bracer, Braddisher, Brattice Builder, Bridge Carpenter, Bridge Mechanic, Building Carpenter, Cabinet Installer, Cabinet Maker, Canoe Builder, Carpenter, Carpenter Assembler, Carpenter Repairer, Carpentry Specialist, Casket Assembler, Ceiler, Closet Builder, Commercial Carpenter, Composition Siding Worker, Composition Weatherboard Applier, Concrete Carpenter, Construction Carpenter, Construction Framer, Cooper, Counter Installer, Custom Applicator, Custom Framing Specialist, Custom Wood Stair Builder, Dock Builder, Door Hanger, Door Installer, Doormaker, Finish Carpenter, Flume Worker, Form Builder, Form Builder Carpenter, Form Carpenter, Form Layer, Form Maker, Form Raiser, Form Setter, Framer, Framing Carpenter, Framing Mechanic, Framing Specialist, Garage Door Hanger, Garage Door Installer, Hammerer, Hammerman, Hardwood Floor Installer, Hardwood Floor Layer, Hardwood Flooring Specialist, Hewer, Hogshead Cooper, House Carpenter, House Repairer, Inside Finisher, Interior Paneler, Interior Systems Carpenter, Jalousies Installer, Jointer, Journeyman Carpenter, Lather, Lathing Specialist, Maintenance Carpenter, Masonry Specialist, Mast Maker, Metal Tile Lather, Metal Weather Stripper, Miniature Set Builder, Model Set Artist, Mold Carpenter, Mold Maker, Molder, Molding Installer, Motion Picture Scene Builder, Overhead Garage Door Hanger, Panel Installer, Partition Setter, Picture Framer, Pile Driver, Pile Driver Carpenter, Platform Builder, Pole Frame Construction Worker, Prefabricated Houses Trimmer, Production Worker, Prop Maker, Prototype Carpenter, Railcar Carpenter, Refinisher, Residential Builder, Residential Carpenter, Residential Finish Carpenter, Residential Framing Carpenter, Roof Assembler, Roofer, Rough Carpenter, Sash Installer, Scaffold Builder, Scaffold Erector, Scenery Builder, Set Builder, Sheather, Shingler, Ship and Boat Joiner, Ship Carpenter, Ship Ceiler, Ship Fitter, Ship Joiner, Shipwright, Sider, Sider Mechanic, Siding Applicator, Siding Installer, Siding Mechanic, Siding Specialist, Sign Carpenter, Sign Erector, Sign Repairer, Sparmaker, Stage Builder, Stage Rigger, Stair Builder, Stopping Builder, Storm Window Installer, Stull Installer, Subassembly Assembler, Tank Builder, Tank Carpenter, Tank Erector, Timber Framer, Timberman, Trestle Builder, Trestle Mechanic, Trim Carpenter, Trim Installer, Union Carpenter, Ventilation Worker, Weather Strip Installer, Weather Strip Mechanic, Weather Stripper, Wharf Builder, Window Assembler, Window Installer, Window Repairer, Window Sash Installer, Wood Boat Builder, Wood Boatbuilder, Wood Car Builder, Wood Floor Layer, Wood Flooring Specialist, Wood Tank Builder, Wooden Tank Erector, Woodworker
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