71 Building and Related Trades Workers (excluding Electricians)

Building frame and related trades workers construct, maintain and repair buildings; erect and repair foundations, walls and structures of brick, stone and similar materials; shape and finish stone for building and other purposes; and perform miscellaneous construction and building maintenance tasks. Tasks performed usually include: constructing, maintaining and repairing buildings and other structures by using traditional and/or modern building techniques; constructing and repairing foundations, walls and structures of brick, stone and similar materials; breaking quarried stone into slabs or blocks; cutting, shaping and finishing stone for building, ornamental, monumental and other purposes; erecting reinforced concrete frameworks and structures as well as finishing and repairing cement surfaces; cutting, shaping, assembling and maintaining wooden structures and fittings; performing miscellaneous construction and building maintenance tasks. Supervision of other workers may be included. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 7111 House Builders 7112 Bricklayers and Related Workers 7113 Stonemasons, Stone cutters, Splitters and Carvers 7114 Concrete Placers, Concrete Finishers and Related Workers 7115 Carpenters and Joiners 7119 Building Frame and Related Trades Workers Not Elsewhere Classified.

Building finishers and related trades workers cover, apply or install, maintain and repair roofs, floors, walls, insulation systems, glass in windows or other frames, as well as plumbing, piping and electrical systems in buildings and other structures. Tasks performed usually include: covering roof frameworks with one or more kinds of material; installing parquet and other kinds of flooring, or covering floors and walls with tiles or mosaic panels; applying plaster to walls and ceilings; applying insulating material to walls, floors and ceilings; cutting, fitting and setting glass in windows and similar openings; installing plumbing and pipeline systems; installing electrical wiring and related equipment. Supervision of other workers may be included. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 7121 Roofers 7122 Floor Layers and Tile Setters 7123 Plasterers 7124 Insulation Workers 7125 Glaziers 7126 Plumbers and Pipe Fitters 7127 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics.

Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers prepare surfaces and apply paint and similar materials to buildings and other structures, vehicles or various manufactured articles. They cover interior walls and ceilings with wallpaper, and clean chimneys and exterior surfaces of buildings and other structures. Tasks performed usually include: preparing surfaces and applying paint and similar materials to buildings and other structures; applying paint or varnish to vehicles or various manufactured articles, usually with a hand-spraying device; covering interior walls and ceilings with wallpaper, silk or other fabrics; cleaning chimneys; cleaning exterior surfaces of buildings and other structures. Supervision of other workers may be included. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 7131 Painters and Related Workers 7132 Spray Painters and Varnishers 7133 Building Structure Cleaners.