72013 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades

What this occupation covers

Contractors and supervisors in carpentry trades supervise and coordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Carpenters (72310) and Cabinetmakers (72311). They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, maintenance departments of industrial establishments, and custom furniture and fixture manufacturing or repair companies. Contractors may be self-employed.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 11 main duties for this code.

• Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of carpenters who construct, renovate and maintain structures of wood and other building materials and build and install interior finishing in residential, commercial and industrial buildings; and of cabinetmakers who construct and repair custom wooden cabinets, furniture, fixtures and related products
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
• Requisition materials and supplies
• Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity
• Train or arrange for training of workers
• Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
• Ensure standards for safe working conditions are observed
• Prepare schedules and other reports
• May manage the operations of their own companies
• May also supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers.
• Small businesses' contractors may execute tasks within their trade area of expertise, which is generally not the case for supervisors or contractors associated with a medium or large business.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 11 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 70010 Construction managers
• 70011 Home building and renovation managers
• 92022 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing

Excluded from this code

• Construction managers (See 70010 Construction managers)
• Home building and renovation managers (See 70011 Home building and renovation managers)
• Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing (See 92022 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

cabinetmakers foreman/woman · cabinetmaking contractor · carpenter supervisor · carpenter-contractor · carpenters foreman/woman · carpentry contractor · carpentry foreman/woman · carpentry supervisor · concrete form builders foreman/woman - carpentry · contractor-carpenter · finish carpenters foreman/woman · finish joiners foreman/woman · form builders foreman/woman · framers foreman/woman · general carpenters foreman/woman · general foreman/woman - building construction · general foreman/woman - residential construction · general supervisor - building construction · general supervisor - residential construction · maintenance carpenters foreman/woman · residential construction foreman/woman · residential construction supervisor · ship joiners foreman/woman · stair builders foreman/woman

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Several years of experience as a qualified carpenter or cabinetmaker are required.
• Journeyman/woman trade certification as a carpenter or cabinetmaker is usually required.