Careers in Construction and Extraction

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Construction and Extraction

Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Insulation Workers, Mechanical

Construction and Extraction

Apply insulating materials to pipes or ductwork, or other mechanical systems in order to help control and maintain temperature.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Construction and Extraction

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Paperhangers

Construction and Extraction

Cover interior walls or ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces such as walls and billboards. May remove old materials or prepare surfaces to be papered.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Pipelayers

Construction and Extraction

Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Construction and Extraction

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

Construction and Extraction

Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Construction and Extraction

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

May require a Matric Certificate

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Construction and Extraction

Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete forms in order to reinforce concrete. Use a variety of fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, and hand tools. Includes rod busters.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Roofers

Construction and Extraction

Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.

Requires a Matric Certificate