High School Diploma – or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Pile Driver Operators

Career Overview Operate pile drivers mounted on skids, barges, crawler treads, or locomotive cranes to drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures such as buildings, bridges, and piers. Also Known As Pile Driver Pile Driver Operator Pile Driving Operator Alternate Job Titles Diesel Pile Hammer Operator Driving Inspector Driving Operator Hoisting Pile …

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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Career Overview Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties. Also Known As Equipment …

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Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

Career Overview Apply a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, or marble chips to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures to fashion durable and decorative surfaces. Also Known As Terrazzo Finisher Terrazzo Installer Terrazzo Tile Setter Terrazzo Worker Alternate Job Titles Artificial Marble Worker Build Master Buildmaster Coat Agent Concrete Journeyman Finisher Granite-Chip Terrazzo Finisher Grinder Installer …

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Construction Laborers

Career Overview 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, …

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Tile and Stone Setters

Career Overview Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks. Also Known As Tile and Marble Installer Tile Installer Tile Mechanic Tile Setter Alternate Job Titles Acoustical Carpenter Acoustical Installer Acoustical Material Worker Bathroom Fitter Ceramic Tile Installer Ceramic Tile Mechanic Ceramic Tile Setter Floor Tile Layer Granite …

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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Career Overview Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors. Also Known As Floor Covering Contractor Floor Coverings Installer Flooring Installer Vinyl Installer Alternate Job Titles Asphalt Tile Floor Layer Commercial Installer Composition Floor Layer Composition Floor Setter Composition Tile Layer Cork Floor Installer Epoxy Installer Floor Cover Layer Floor …

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Carpet Installers

Career Overview Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials. Also Known As Carpet Installer Carpet Mechanic Flooring Installer Installer Alternate Job Titles Carpet Cleaning Tech (Carpet Cleaning Technician) Carpet Installation Specialist Carpet Installer Carpet Layer Carpet Mechanic Carpet Technician Carpet Tile Layer Commercial Carpet Installer Commercial …

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Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Career Overview Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances, to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Also Known As Block Layer Brick and Block Mason Bricklayer Mason Alternate Job Titles Adobe Layer Block Layer …

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Stonemasons

Career Overview Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors. Also Known As Mason Stone Derrickman Stone Setter Stonemason Alternate Job Titles Artificial Stone Applicator Banker Mason Composition Stone Applicator Construction Monument Setter Curbstone Setter Flagstone Layer Formstone Fitter Granite Block …

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Carpenters

Career Overview 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 …

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