Perform tasks involving physical labor at building, highway, and heavy construction projects, tunnel and shaft excavations, and demolition sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris, and remove asbestos, lead, and other hazardous waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Exclude construction laborers who primarily assist a particular craft worker, and classify them under "Helpers, Construction Trades" (47-3011 through 47-3016).
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Big regional projects rally the construction industry
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Construction Unemployment Rate Rises as Jobs Growth Continues to be Outpaced by Those Looking for Work
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Unemployed workers train to rebuild East Baltimore — and their lives
Construction training program strives to offer workers to $1.8B EBDI project Just north of the Johns Hopkins medical campus, in the Middle East section of East Baltimore, a new neighborhood is beginning to sprout. A local church group and a union are training local unemployed workers to take part in the rebirth of the 88-acre urban renewal area. Community Churches United organizer Richie ... Full Story
Construction worker injured in Hopkinton fall
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Local laborers to protest Norampac work
A state-subsidized project in the city of Niagara Falls is continuing to draw the ire of local labor leaders. Full Story
Metro Detroit builders cash in on mild winter
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Senate's Keystone XL bill would allow construction to begin immediately
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