Careers in Construction and Extraction

Construction and Building Inspectors

Construction and Extraction

Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Energy Auditors

Construction and Extraction

Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Construction and Extraction

Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Fence Erectors

Construction and Extraction

Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Construction and Extraction

Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Highway Maintenance Workers

Construction and Extraction

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Construction and Extraction

Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Construction and Extraction

Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.

May require a Matric Certificate

Segmental Pavers

Construction and Extraction

Lay out, cut, and place segmental paving units. Includes installers of bedding and restraining materials for the paving units.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Construction and Related Workers, All Other

Construction and Extraction

All construction and related workers not listed separately.

No requirement is specified