Will “Carpenter” 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
- Bracer
Tasks for “Carpenter”
- Cut or saw boards, timbers, or plywood to required size, using handsaw, power saw, or woodworking machine.
- Install rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair.
- Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
- Erect forms, framework, scaffolds, hoists, roof supports, or chutes, using hand tools, plumb rule, and level.
- Fabricate parts, using woodworking and metalworking machines.
- Assemble and fasten material together to construct wood or metal framework of structure, using bolts, nails, or screws.
- Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts.
- Mark cutting lines on materials, using pencil and scriber.
- Measure materials or distances, using square, measuring tape, or rule to lay out work.
- Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
- 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.
- Build chutes for pouring concrete.
- Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
- Study blueprints and diagrams to determine dimensions of structure or form to be constructed.
Related Technology & Tools
- Miter saws
- Moisture meters
- Power routers
- Right triangles
- Level jigs
- Worm-drive saws
- Beam-lifting jacks
- Work boots
- Dado blades
- Pneumatic nail guns
- Nail guns
- Power saws
- Wall-lifting jacks
- Sliding t-bevels
- Pump jacks
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Story pole tape measures
- Layout bars
- Measuring tapes
- Plumb lines
- Spirit levels
- Power staple guns
- Combination squares
- Torpedo levels
- Pry bars
- Air compressors
- Rotary hammers
- Calipers
- Hand saws
- Protractors
- Ladder jacks
- Push sticks
- Self-stopping levels
- Power sanders
- Portable routers
- Multi-tip screwdrivers
- Mini pry bars
- Respirators
- Impact wrenches
- Table saws
- Bullseye levels
- Ladders
- Drill presses
- Sledgehammers
- Infrared laser levels
- Bandsaws
- Digital levels
- Hard hats
- Hammer staplers
- Needlenose pliers
- Hammers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hand planers
- Lock levels
- Cat's paws
- Fall arrest systems
- Utility knives
- Theodolites
- Beam saws
- Water levels
- Rough terrain forklifts
- Ladder levelers
- Screw jacks
- Carpentry transits
- Personal computers
- A-frame levels
- Magnetized levels
- Chainsaw jigs
- Belt sanders
- Framing hammers
- Framing squares
- Squares
- Non-conducting ladders
- Notebook computers
- Caulking guns
- Extension ladders
- Laser measuring tools
- Electric impact wrenches
- Power drills
- Circular saws
- Cross-curve tape measures
- Fold-up ladders
- Laser levels
- Reciprocating saws
- Rulers
- Power generators
- Visible beam laser levels
- Truck cranes
- Radial arm saws
- Pettibones
- Carpenters' levels
- Snips
- Straight screwdrivers
- Templates
- Plumb bobs
- Saw guides
- Marking gauges
- Drawing and drafting software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Windows
- Bosch Punch List
- Microsoft Word