12W Carpentry and Masonry Specialist

National Guard; Parkersburg (WV); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

The National Guard is seeking a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist to expand your construction skills while serving part-time. You'll gain hands-on experience in framing, masonry, and rigging devices, assisting in combat engineer missions, and supporting heavy carpentry and structural steel tasks.

Through Basic and Advanced Individual Training, you will earn a regular paycheck while developing practical construction expertise for civilian careers in masonry, carpentry, cement finishing, and

Qualifications

• Basic carpentry and masonry skills required.
• Experience with heavy carpentry and masonry duties.
• Familiarity with rigging devices and structural assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Assist in combat engineer missions.
• Perform construction and maintenance of rigging devices and trusses.
• Fabricate, erect, maintain, and repair structural assemblies.

Skills

Basic carpentry

Masonry

Heavy carpentry

Structural steel

Job description

Expand your construction skills and join the Army National Guard as a Carpentry and Masonry Specialist. You’ll gain extensive, hands‑on experience in the construction and maintenance of rigging devices, building layout, framing, and fabrication, and assisting in combat engineer missions.

Through the use of your basic carpentry and masonry skills, your responsibilities will involve general heavy carpentry, structural steel, and masonry duties that include the fabrication, erection, maintenance, and repair of rigging devices, trusses, and other structural assemblies.

Job Duties

• Assist in the performance of combat engineer missions

Some of the Skills You’ll Learn

• Basics in concrete technology, materials, proportioning, and control tests
• Proper use of finishing tools
• Edging, jointing, curing, and protection
• Basics in structure foaming, roofing, and flooring

Helpful Skills

• Enjoy doing physical work
• Interest in science and math
• Preference for working outdoors
• Interest in working with your hands

Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career in commercial and residential construction as a mason, carpenter, cement mason, concrete finisher, drywall installer, or ceiling tile installer. If you achieve an advanced level, you could hold positions such as foreman, shift manager, field supervisor, or inspector.

Earn While You Learn

Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to train. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.

After 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you will learn fundamental Soldiering skills, you will attend nine weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT), which includes a combination of hands‑on and classroom training. As your skills increase, so will your responsibilities. Advanced Carpentry and Masonry Specialists take on more challenging projects, including training and supervising other Soldiers.