Construction Laborers

What Construction Laborers do

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.

• Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.
• Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.
• Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.

Industry Areas:

Advanced Manufacturing • Automotive & Machine Repair • Construction • Information Technology • Renewable Resources and Energy • Transportation

Training Program Areas:

Bricklaying • Building Construction Technology • Carpentry • Cement Masonry • Construction Craft • Electrical • Facilities Maintenance • Floor Covering • Forestry Conservation & Firefighting • Glaziery • Heavy Equipment Mechanic • Heavy Equipment Operations • HVAC • Landscaping • Landscaping (HBI) • Network Cable Installation • OCT-Only Advanced Manufacturing • OCT-Only Automotive & Machine Repair • OCT-Only Construction • OCT-Only Information Technology • OCT-Only Renewable Resources & Energy • OCT-Only Transportation • Painting • Petroleum Technician • Plastering • Plumbing • Roustabout • Sign & Billboard • Smart Meter & Instrumentation Technician • Solar Energy • Stationary Engineering • Tile Setting • Urban Forestry • Wastewater Treatment • Weatherization • Welding