President of NASFA discusses different groups available to educate in steel framing.
Carpenters, the largest group of building trades workers, held about 1.1 million jobs in 1998, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job opportunities for carpenters are expected to be plentiful through the year 2008, due primarily to extensive replacement needs; thousands of job openings will become available each year as carpenters transfer to other occupations or leave the labor force.