Explore different career opportunities in construction

Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries.

Build structures with wood materials.

Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs.

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites.

Plan, direct, and coordinate activities concerned with the construction of structures and facilities.

Operate crane equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.

Apply wallboard and seal joints to ceilings or interior walls of buildings.

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures.

Assemble, install, and maintain freight or passenger elevators and escalators.

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as graders, bulldozers, excavators, etc.

Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases.

Install, service, or repair heating and air conditioning systems within facilities.

Line and cover structures with insulating materials.

Lay and bind exterior building materials, such as brick or stone.

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces.

Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other paved materials.

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials.

Assemble, install, and repair plumbing systems.

Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete forms in order to reinforce concrete.

Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials.

Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures.

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components.

Install flooring materials such as tile, wood, or carpet.