Carpentry & Joinery

Love working with your hands? Then why not consider a career in the carpentry and joinery industry; and take a carpentry/joinery course at East Durham College!

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Career areas this course can lead to

1. Carpenters and joiners Average salary: £34,010
UK employment: -10.8% last 3 years
2. Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers Average salary: £33,080
UK employment: +15% last 3 years
3. Construction and building trades Average salary: £34,820
UK employment: +0% last 3 years
4. Construction and building trades supervisors Average salary: £45,020
UK employment: -12.4% last 3 years
5. Paper and wood machine operatives Average salary: £30,360
UK employment: +12.6% last 3 years
6. Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters Average salary: £29,440
UK employment: -9.2% last 3 years
7. Boat and ship builders and repairers Average salary: £33,900
UK employment: -21.4% last 3 years
8. Elementary construction occupations Average salary: £28,590
UK employment: -25.8% last 3 years