How much can a skilled tradesperson like a carpenter make in a year?
Asked by wave
Out of plumbers, electricians and carpenters which makes the most money and which is in demand the most?

Best Answer:
demand the most, plumbers and sparks. sparks get on average 16 quid an hour on time rate plumbers about 12. carpenters are true skilled tradesmen not to be confused with a joiner, a master carpenter is a true artist. but the building trade is going down hill competition is getting nasty. trades are undercutting price work by a 1/3rd for each new build. sparks and plumbers if they stick to time rate they do better for wages. last build i was on joiners were only offered 1.50 per metere of skirting and archritrave and 20 quid per door that includes loading up time and cutting and measuring up. a carpenter can make multi k doing bespoke stairways and bannisters and doors. made to measure and original. the joinery apprenticeship has dropped from 4 years to 2 or 3 at most. carpenters and cabinet makers as far as i know still have to do the 4 or 5 years before getting their papers. so on average per year spark about 33-34k less tax and national insurance. i suggest go for an electrical apprenticeship as a spark i know 3rd years get 9 quid an hour. but in demand the most of all trade work is the humble labourer, crap pay treated like crap but we never starve. come the nuclear winter only 2 animals will survive, the cockroaches and the labourers.

Plumbers and electricians make more money than carpenters.
Answered by pathfinder

As a general rule Carpenters are in less demand than Plumbers or Electricians. If you get contrcted to a new build house developer then you will make around £15 an hour. If you do all private work and you are good and get a good reputation, then you could earn in the region of £25 and hour. I was neither of these but I was in the medium skilled trades area and I was making a minimum of £500 weekly. Some work I did I was making double that. It all comes down to reputation, referrals and a bit of initial advertising. Best of luck
Answered by ANF

For a carpenter, essentially you get paid by how well you negotiate with an employer. Also denpends on the area you live, whether or not your in a union. Understand that a certificate does not mean the carpenter is worth a hill of beans. It means that the carpenter has some training. It does not mean the carpenter has: common sense, abilities only gained by experience, reliability or dependability, able to hussle, not acting as a Prima Donna etc. In ontario it depends whether you are union or not,union carpenters rate is $30.00 an hour where if working non union or residential approx.$20.00 an hour but with construction it always depends on how busy you can stay all year. a person makes a round 80 to 100 thousand dallors in a year In May 2004, median hourly earnings of electricians were $20.33. The middle 50 percent earned between $15.43 and $26.90. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $12.18, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $33.63. Median hourly earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of electricians in May 2004 were as follows: Motor vehicle parts manufacturing $30.04 Local government 22.24 Nonresidential building construction 19.99 Building equipment contractors 19.76 Employment services 15.62 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters are among the highest paid construction occupations. In 2002, median hourly earnings of pipelayers were $13.70. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.96 and $18.43. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.20, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $24.31. Also in 2002, median hourly earnings of plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters were $19.31. The middle 50 percent earned between $14.68 and $25.87. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $11.23, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $32.27. Median hourly earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in 2002 are shown below. Nonresidential building construction $19.65 Building equipment contractors 19.52 Utility system construction 17.81 Ship and boat building 16.62 Local government 16.21 Apprentices for electrician and or plumbers usually start at between 40 and 50 percent of the rate paid to fully trained electricians, depending on experience. As apprentices become more skilled, they receive periodic pay increases throughout the course of their training.
Answered by Karen M