Construction Laborer
- Ideal for those who enjoy hands-on work and building the world around them.
- Essential role in shaping infrastructure and supporting construction projects.
- Operate diverse tools and equipment, ensuring dynamic and varied tasks daily.
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, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.Scoop
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- 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.
- Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.
- Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
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Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Using data or completing tasks
- Working with my hands
You are skilled in 💫
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Job security
- Personal relationships
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Construction Laborer
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