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Construction &
Extraction Job Search Channel
Review the statistical analysis below to get a feel for current trends
in the Construction
& Extraction hiring sector. The graphs represent the
change in volume of Construction & Extraction job and resume postings
within the last several months.
Notice that the number of jobs in this hiring sector is on the rise.
Understanding that many construction, and construction related,
employers are not posting all their open job slots to public venues,
they leave the recruit process to occur by word of mouth, or through industry
referrals. Now is the time for job seekers to network within
their respective industry specialties, to identify job opening that are
not found online or in major newspapers.
Many employers look for specific personality types to fit certain roles.
What is your personality type?
The top three personality types in the Construction & Extraction field
are ISFJ, INFJ, and ISTJ.
ISFJ(Introvert, Sensor, Feeler, Judger)
People of this type tend to be: cautious, gentle, and thoughtful;
hesitant until they know people well then affectionate and caring; very
literal and aware of the physical world; uncompromising about personal
standards and easily offended; diligent and conscientious, organized and
decisive. The most important thing to ISFJs is living a stable,
predictable life and helping people in real ways.
ASSOCIATED CONSTRUCTION
RELATED TITLES
& BRIEF JOB
DESCRIPTIONS:
Boat Builders & Shipwright
Boilermaker
Brickmason or Blockmason
Brickmason, Blockmason, or Stonemason Helper
Carpenter Assembler or Repairer
Carpenter Helper
Carpet Installer
Ceiling Tile Installer
Cement Mason or Concrete Finisher
Construction & Building Inspector
Construction Assistant
Construction Carpenter
Construction Driller
Construction Laborer
Construction Laborer
Construction Trade Helper
Construction Trade Worker Manager
Drywall Installer
Electrician
Electrician Helper
Extraction Worker Helper
Extraction Workers
Extractive Worker Manager
Fence Erector
Floor Layer
Floor Sander & Finisher
Grader, Bulldozer, or Scraper Operator
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker
Highway Maintenance Worker
Operating Engineer
Painter, Construction & Maintenance
Painter, Paperhanger, or Plasterer Helper
Paving, Surfacing, or Tamping Equipment Operator
Pile-Driver Operator
Pipe Fitter
Pipe Laying
Pipe Laying Fitter
Pipelayer
Pipelayer, Pipefitter, or Steamfitter Helper
Plumber
Plumbing Helper
Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operator
Roofer Helper
Rough Carpenter
Sheet Metal Worker
Structural Iron & Steel Worker
Tile & Marble Setter
Tile/Marble Setter Helper
Welder & Cutter
CONSTRUCTION JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
Jobs in Construction & Extraction
If you are looking for some information about a specific type of job or
are just curious about other career paths, review the following
positions to help choose the right one for you.
Brickmasons and Blockmasons Jobs
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.
Carpenters Jobs
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of
wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions,
joists, studding, and rafters; 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
to control the proper circulation of air through the passageways and to
the working places.
Carpet Installers Jobs
Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding
and trim flooring materials.
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Jobs
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks,
sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools.
Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; use saws to
cut expansion joints.
Construction and Building Inspectors Jobs
Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural
soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other
regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a
specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.
Construction Laborers Jobs
Perform tasks involving physical labor at building, highway, and heavy
construction projects, tunnel and shaft excavations, and demolition
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, clean up rubble and debris, and remove
asbestos, lead, and other hazardous waste materials. May assist other
craft workers.
Continuous Mining Machine Operators Jobs
Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal
ores, rock, stone, or sand from the face and load it onto conveyors or
into shuttle cars in a continuous operation.
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas Jobs
Rig derrick equipment and operate pumps to circulate mud through drill
hole.
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Jobs
Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of
buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets
of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to
reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality.
Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls,
ceilings or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster,
fire-proofing, or acoustical material.
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Jobs
Operate a variety of drills--such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic--to
tap sub-surface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during
mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of
explosives in mining or construction. May use explosives. Includes
horizontal and earth boring machine operators.
Electricians Jobs
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.
Elevator Installers and Repairers Jobs
Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or
passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Jobs
Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen,
remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform
specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes
seismograph shooters.
Fence Erectors Jobs
Erect and repair metal and wooden fences and fence gates around
highways, industrial establishments, residences, or farms, using hand
and power tools.
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades Jobs and
Extraction Workers Jobs
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or
extraction workers.
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics Jobs, Installers, and
Repairers
Supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and
repairers.
Floor Layers Jobs, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles Jobs
Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or
decorative coverings to floors.
Floor Sanders Jobs and Finishers Jobs
Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and
floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.
Glaziers Jobs
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or
on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and
tabletops.
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Jobs
Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials,
including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission
fluid, radioactive materials, contaminated soil, etc. Specialized
training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined
entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment
or trucks.
Helpers--Brickmasons Jobs, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble
Setters
Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters
by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or
holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Helpers--Carpenters Jobs
Help carpenters by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include
using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area
and equipment.
Helpers--Electricians Jobs
Help electricians by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include
using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area
and equipment.
Helpers--Extraction Workers Jobs
Help extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and
explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by
performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include supplying equipment or
cleaning work area.
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing
duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding
materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers Jobs, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing
duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding
materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Helpers--Roofers Jobs
Help roofers by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using,
supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and
equipment.
Highway Maintenance Jobs Workers
Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and
rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement,
repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or
clear brush from along road or plow snow from roadway.
Insulation Workers, Floor Jobs, Ceiling, and Wall Jobs
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt,
roll, or blown insulation materials.
Insulation Workers, Mechanical Jobs
Apply insulating materials to pipes or ductwork, or other mechanical
systems in order to help control and maintain temperature.
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators Jobs
Operate machinery--such as longwall shears, plows, and cutting
machines--to cut or channel along the face or seams of coal mines, stone
quarries, or other mining surfaces to facilitate blasting, separating,
or removing minerals or materials from mines or from the earth's surface.
Operating Engineers Jobs and Other Construction Equipment Operators Jobs
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.
Painters Jobs, Construction Jobs and Maintenance Jobs
Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural
surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint
to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain
desired color or consistency.
Paperhangers
Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or
fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces, such as walls and
billboards. Duties include removing old materials from surface to be
papered.
Paving Jobs, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other
materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways,
or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes
concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping
machine operators, and stone spreader operators.
Pile-Driver Operators
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.
Pipelayers Jobs
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains.
Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or
culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.
Plasterers and Stucco Masons Jobs
Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar
materials. May also set ornamental plaster.
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that
carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating
and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems.
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad
equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries,
sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine
operators and road bed tamping machine operators.
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
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.
Riggers Jobs
Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing
plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment
industry.
Rock Splitters, Quarry
Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using
jackhammer and wedges.
Roof Bolters, Mining
Operate machinery to install roof support bolts in underground mine.
Roofers Jobs
Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood,
and related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material
to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil Jobs and Gas
Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove petroleum products from
the earth and to find and remove core samples for testing during oil and
gas exploration.
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools.
Perform other tasks as needed.
Segmental Pavers
Lay out, cut, and paste segmental paving units. Includes installers of
bedding and restraining materials for the paving units.
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls
and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in
underground piping.
Service Unit Operators Jobs, Oil, Gas, and Mining
Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove
stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells.
May also perform similar services in mining exploration operations.
Sheet Metal Workers Jobs
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 inspecting, assembling, and
smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces.
Stonemasons Jobs
Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks,
curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.
Structural Iron and Steel Workers Jobs
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.
Tapers
Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall
surface for painting or papering.
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Apply a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, or marble chips to floors,
stairways, and cabinet fixtures to fashion durable and decorative
surfaces.
Tile and Marble Setters Jobs
Apply hard tile, marble, and wood tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and
roof decks.
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