Will “Bracer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
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Job Description
Build rough wooden structures, such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel, bridge, or sewer supports, billboard signs, and temporary frame shelters, according to sketches, blueprints, or oral instructions.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2031.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Rough Carpenters”.
Also Known As…
- Rough Carpenters
- Union Carpenter
- Rough Carpenter
- Journeyman Carpenter
- Form Carpenter
- Carpenter
- Bridge Repair Crew Person
- Bridge Carpenter
- Apprentice Carpenter
- Wharf Builder
- Ventilation Worker
- Trestle Mechanic
- Trestle Builder
- Timberman
- Timber Framer
- Stopping Builder
- Stage Builder
- Sign Erector and Repairer
- Set Builder
- Scenery Builder
- Scaffold Builder
- Rustic Fence Builder
- Platform Builder
- Piledriver Carpenter
- Partition Setter
- Lead Carpenter
- Jalousies Installer
- Iron Worker
- House Carpenter
- Hewer
- Hammerman
- Hammerer
- Framing Mechanic
- Framer
- Form Setter
- Form Raiser
- Form Maker
- Form Layer
- Form Builder
- Engine Setter
- Dock Builder
- Closet Builder
- Carpenter Foreman
- Bridge Mechanic
- Brattice Builder
- Braddisher
Tasks for “Bracer”
- Cut or saw boards, timbers, or plywood to required size, using handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine.
- Measure materials or distances, using square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work.
- Build chutes for pouring concrete.
- Study blueprints and diagrams to determine dimensions of structure or form to be constructed.
- Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
- Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
- Erect forms, framework, scaffolds, hoists, roof supports, or chutes, using hand tools, plumb rule, and level.
- Assemble and fasten material together to construct wood or metal framework of structure, using bolts, nails, or screws.
- Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
- Install rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair.
- Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.
- Build sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas.
- Fabricate parts, using woodworking and metalworking machines.
- Mark cutting lines on materials, using pencil and scriber.
- Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts.
Related Technology & Tools
- Fold-up ladders
- Chainsaw jigs
- Mini pry bars
- Beam-lifting jacks
- Torpedo levels
- Marking gauges
- Ladder jacks
- Power saws
- Multi-tip screwdrivers
- Measuring tapes
- Notebook computers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Portable routers
- Radial arm saws
- Theodolites
- Saw guides
- Extension ladders
- Bandsaws
- Spirit levels
- Ladder levelers
- Power routers
- Hammer staplers
- Digital levels
- Laser measuring tools
- Templates
- Truck cranes
- Carpenters' levels
- Electric impact wrenches
- Pneumatic nail guns
- Plumb lines
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Circular saws
- Self-stopping levels
- Framing squares
- Wall-lifting jacks
- Pump jacks
- Power drills
- Laser levels
- Infrared laser levels
- Worm-drive saws
- Framing hammers
- Screw jacks
- Pettibones
- Respirators
- Snips
- Lock levels
- Rulers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Protractors
- Nail guns
- A-frame levels
- Needlenose pliers
- Squares
- Reciprocating saws
- Hand planers
- Calipers
- Combination squares
- Magnetized levels
- Non-conducting ladders
- Power generators
- Rough terrain forklifts
- Personal computers
- Pry bars
- Right triangles
- Sliding t-bevels
- Caulking guns
- Water levels
- Hand saws
- Hammers
- Cross-curve tape measures
- Bullseye levels
- Carpentry transits
- Moisture meters
- Belt sanders
- Drill presses
- Air compressors
- Cat's paws
- Power sanders
- Story pole tape measures
- Miter saws
- Power staple guns
- Push sticks
- Beam saws
- Level jigs
- Ladders
- Utility knives
- Dado blades
- Layout bars
- Table saws
- Hard hats
- Work boots
- Visible beam laser levels
- Fall arrest systems
- Impact wrenches
- Rotary hammers
- Plumb bobs
- Sledgehammers
- Microsoft Excel
- Drawing and drafting software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Bosch Punch List