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