Helmets to Hardhats Information about the Building and Construction Craft Trades BRICKLAYER/MASON Bricklayer/Mason builds and repair walls, partitions, fireplaces, and other structures with brick, cinder block and other masonry materials. They cut, lay and set their materials. CARPENTERS Carpenters build, install and repair structures. Work ranges from erecting structural framework to construction cabinets, windows, doors, and paneling. You will learn to read blueprints and use measuring tools, saws and hammers. CRAFT LABORERS Craft Laborers perform a variety of tasks, usually working with other trades in a utility capacity. Laborers perform a variety of tasks on construction projects, usually working with other trades, in a utility capacity transferring from one task to another. ELECTRICIAN Wireman - This work will be performed inside. Wire persons install conduit, electrical wiring, fixtures and electrical apparatus in buildings and in industrial settings. Lineman - This work is performed out of doors and linemen are exposed to all types of weather conditions and heights. The work of this craft is chiefly concerned with the erection of poles and towers, the stringing of overhead line. ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS Elevator constructors assemble and install electric and hydraulic freight and passenger elevators, escalators, and dumbwaiters, determining layout and electrical connections from blueprints. GLAZIERS Glaziers cut and fabricate and install glass and architectural aluminum in windows and doors. IRONWORKER Reinforcing Ironworkers - position and secure steel rods or bars in concrete forms for reinforcement in bridges, buildings, and other structures. Structural Ironworkers - Erect steel frameworks for buildings, bridges, and other structures. Fabricating Ironworkers make and assemble structural metal products. OPERATING ENGINEERS Construction Equipment Operators (CEO) run a variety of construction equipment to excavate and grade earth. Heavy Duty Repairers and Welders (HDR) are trouble shooters who keep the construction equipment in constant operation. PAINTERS Painters apply paint, varnish, stain and other finishes to interior and exterior surfaces of buildings and other structures for protection and decoration. PLASTERER/CEMENT MASON Plasterers finish interior walls and ceilings with plaster coatings and exterior surfaces of buildings with cement plaster or stucco. Cement masons are responsible for all concrete construction, including pouring and finishing of concrete construction. PLUMBERS/PIPEFITTERS/SPRINKLER Plumbers assemble, install, and repair plumbing systems Pipe fitters layout, fabricate, assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems, fixtures, and equipment for cooling industrial processing systems. Sprinkler Fitter - Fire sprinkler fitters lay out, assemble, install, and maintain pipe system supports and fire sprinkler systems. ROOFERS Roofers cover and waterproof the roofs of buildings with composition materials, asphalt and gravel, or tiles. SHEET METAL WORKER The sheet metal worker is a highly skilled crafts person who fabricates, installs, repairs and alters products made of sheet metal in construction, industrial and transportation work. Other trades to consider: Floor Layers, Pointer-Caulker-Weatherproofers, Tile setters.
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