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