Landscape ArchitectBachelor’s degree

Plan and design land areas for such projects as parks and other recreational facilities; airports; highways; hospitals; schools; land subdivisions; and commercial,industrial, and residential sites.

Architect, except Landscape and Naval

Bachelor’s degree

Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural properties.

SurveyorBachelor’s degree

Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimensions of land orland features on or near the earth’s surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.

Interior DesignerBachelor’s degree

Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulate design that is practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intendedpurposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving lifestyle. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Construction ManagerBachelor’s degree

Plan, direct, coordinate, and budget, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures,facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, and implementation.

Mechanical DrafterPostsecondary award

Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.

Architectural and Civil Drafter

Postsecondary award

Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such ashighways, bridges, and public works. Utilize knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and mathematics to complete drawings.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer

Postsecondary award

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Cost Estimator

Work experience in a related occupationPrepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service.May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.

Construction and Building Inspector

Work experience in a related occupationInspect 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.

Electrician

Long-term on-the-job training

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is performed in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service streetlights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

Carpenter Long-term on-the-job trainingConstruct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; stairways; window and door frames; and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes those who build doors orbrattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways to control the proper circulation of air through the passageways and to the working places.

Tile and Marble SetterLong-term on-the-job trainingApply hard tile, marble, and wood tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks.

Brick mason and Block masonLong-term on-the-job training

Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinderblock, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances toconstruct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.

Floor Sander and FinisherModerate-term on-the-job training

Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.

RooferModerate-term on-the-job training

Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, and related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal,insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer

Moderate-term on-the-job trainingApply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materialsto ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rock board lath towalls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fireproofing, or acoustical material.

Highway Maintenance WorkerModerate-term on-the-job training

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails,highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road or plow snow from roadway.

Crane and Tower OperatorModerate-term on-the-job training

Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.

RiggerShort-term on-the-job training

Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or the entertainment industry.

Electrician–HelperShort-term on-the-job training

Help electricians by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Carpenter–HelperShort-term on-the-job training

Help carpenters by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Painter, Wallpaperer, Plasterer, and Stucco Mason–Helper

Short-term on-the-job training

Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, andcleaning work area and equipment.

Brickmason, Stonemason, Tile, and Marble Setter–Helper

Short-term on-the-job trainingHelp carpenters by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Worker–Helper

Short-term on-the-job trainingHelp installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronicequipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or toolsfor other workers.