47-2000 Construction Trades Workers

Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.

Broad occupation category (Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons) within the minor group 'Construction Trades Workers' under the BLS SOC 2018. Aggregator of related detailed occupations.

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.

Broad occupation category (Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers) within the minor group 'Construction Trades Workers' under the BLS SOC 2018. Aggregator of related detailed occupations.

Broad occupation category (Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo Workers) within the minor group 'Construction Trades Workers' under the BLS SOC 2018. Aggregator of related detailed occupations.

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

Broad occupation category (Construction Equipment Operators) within the minor group 'Construction Trades Workers' under the BLS SOC 2018. Aggregator of related detailed occupations.

Broad occupation category (Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and Tapers) within the minor group 'Construction Trades Workers' under the BLS SOC 2018. Aggregator of related detailed occupations.

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.

Broad occupation category (Insulation Workers) within the minor group 'Construction Trades Workers' under the BLS SOC 2018. Aggregator of related detailed occupations.

Broad occupation category (Painters and Paperhangers) within the minor group 'Construction Trades Workers' under the BLS SOC 2018. Aggregator of related detailed occupations.

Broad occupation category (Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters) within the minor group 'Construction Trades Workers' under the BLS SOC 2018. Aggregator of related detailed occupations.

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete forms in order to reinforce concrete. Use a variety of fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, and hand tools. Includes rod busters.

Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.

Assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. May include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.