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