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