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Auditors and Inspectors, 3rd Party
Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment-grade audits of buildings or systems. 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.
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.
Construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter’s hand tools and power tools.
Concrete, Masonry, Plaster, and Stucco Finishing
Lay and bind interior or exterior building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, terra-cotta block, cement, stucco, or ornamental plaster, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.
Construction Helpers and Labor
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.
Drive a truck or tractor-trailer combination vehicle that you may be required to unload, or requires a commercial driver’s license.
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Apply plasterboard or other wallboards 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 that fasten wooden, metal, or rock board lath to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to provide a support base for plaster, fire-proofing, or acoustical material.
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 and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.
Flooring, Tile, and Marble Installation
Apply blocks, strips, hard tile, marble, wood tile, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks.
Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.
HVAC, Installers and Mechanics
Install, service, or repair heating and air conditioning systems in residences or commercial establishments
Homebuilder Administration and Operations
Careers directly within our partner homebuilders. Including Sales, Design, Construction, Purchasing, Warranty, and Customer Service.
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.
Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors.
Paint or cover walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, spray guns, or other materials. May remove old paint to prepare the surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency, help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Paving, 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 for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials.
Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.
Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains.
Assemble, install, or repair pipes, fittings, or fixtures of heating, water, or drainage systems, according to specifications or plumbing codes.
Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Security system technicians install and maintain home protection, life safety, and connected devices that comprise a security and smart home system. These devices include control panels, keypads, window/door sensors, smoke/CO detectors, video and doorbell cameras, communicators, and environmental sensors.
Assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. This may include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
