Scaffold builder vs bridge carpenter

The differences between scaffold builders and bridge carpenters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a scaffold builder and a bridge carpenter. Additionally, a bridge carpenter has an average salary of $45,918, which is higher than the $35,560 average annual salary of a scaffold builder.

The top three skills for a scaffold builder include scaffolding, ladders and construction sites. The most important skills for a bridge carpenter are asphalt, pile, and ladders.

Scaffold builder vs bridge carpenter overview

	Scaffold Builder	Bridge Carpenter
Yearly salary	$35,560	$45,918
Hourly rate	$17.10	$22.08
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	2,883	5,277
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Scaffold builder vs bridge carpenter salary

Scaffold builders and bridge carpenters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Scaffold Builder	Bridge Carpenter
Average salary	$35,560	$45,918
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $50,000	Between $33,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between scaffold builder and bridge carpenter education

There are a few differences between a scaffold builder and a bridge carpenter in terms of educational background:

	Scaffold Builder	Bridge Carpenter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Scaffold builder vs bridge carpenter demographics

Here are the differences between scaffold builders' and bridge carpenters' demographics:

	Scaffold Builder	Bridge Carpenter
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 93.7% Female, 6.3%	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 30.1% Asian, 1.6% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.1% Asian, 1.7% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between scaffold builder and bridge carpenter duties and responsibilities

Scaffold builder example responsibilities.

Modify existing client websites with new HTML and CSS to achieve stakeholder requirements.
Dig ditches, backfill excavations.
Wear proper PPE for particular jobs (safety harness, SCBA, respirators, acid suits, etc . )
Assemble and disassemble metal scaffolding use by workers in petroleum refinery turnarounds and shutdowns (industrial maintenance-repair projects).
Skil dock building including pile driving and woodworking.
Front end loaders and excavators and shallow draft tugboats.

Bridge carpenter example responsibilities.

Manage complete renovations and new construction of banks for commercial construction company.
Pile driving, form work, tie rebar.
Learned to operate small cranes.
Perform start to finish bridge repair or demolition to rebuild throughout Michigan.
Install travelers and forms for road deck, stays and stressing, operate tower cranes when necessary.
Use of backhoe to remove debris and chip out concrete material and dig out behind back wall for repairers.

Scaffold builder vs bridge carpenter skills

Common scaffold builder skills

Scaffolding, 30%
Ladders, 15%
Construction Sites, 7%
NCCER, 5%
Safety Rules, 4%
Power Drills, 3%

Common bridge carpenter skills

Asphalt, 18%
Pile, 14%
Ladders, 12%
Hand Tools, 10%
Traffic Control, 7%
Wooden Forms, 6%

Updated January 8, 2025

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