Description
Perform physical labor on construction sites, operating a wide range of hand and power tools. Prepare and clean sites; excavate and backfill; set braces and erect scaffolding; handle materials and equipment; assist skilled trades; and perform basic concrete and demolition work. Use small hoists, mixers, tampers, and surveying or measuring tools while following safety and housekeeping standards.
Knowledge
Engineering and Technology
- • Building and Construction
- • Mechanical
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
Skills
Content
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Social Skills
- • Coordination
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Operation and Control
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
- • Rate Control
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Dynamic Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Endurance
- • Stamina
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- • Extent Flexibility
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Depth Perception
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
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Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Construction
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
