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.
Construction Laborers
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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.
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Environment
Construction Laborers and helpers typically work full time doing physical tasks. This can include working indoors, outdoors, and sometimes at great heights. Laborers will operate machinery, load and unload a materials, and prepare a construction site.
Salary Breakdown
Construction Laborers
$43,000
AVERAGE ANNUALLY
$26,090
ENTRY LEVEL
$37,890
MID LEVEL
$69,880
EXPERT LEVEL
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Top Expected Tasks
Construction Laborers
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.
Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections or pipes.
Perform site activities required of green certified construction practices, such as implementing waste management procedures, identifying materials for reuse, or installing erosion or sedimentation control mechanisms.
Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.
Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.
Operate or maintain air monitoring or other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments.
Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Construction Laborers
KNOWLEDGE
Building and Construction
KNOWLEDGE
Public Safety and Security
KNOWLEDGE
Mechanical
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
Education and Training
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Coordination
SKILL
Operation and Control
SKILL
Operations Monitoring
ABILITY
Manual Dexterity
ABILITY
Static Strength
ABILITY
Multilimb Coordination
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
ABILITY
Control Precision
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