Construction Do you like... to construct things? working with your hands? reading Popular Mechanics? to build a fort? a dog house?
Possible Career Paths
Brickmasons and Blockmasons Lay and bind building
materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-‐cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures. Construction Carpenters Construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools.
Drywall and Ceiling Tile
Installers Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-‐absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to
Colleges for Construction
Jobs in the Military
Construc)on Specialists
build and repair buildings, bridges, founda1ons, dams, and bunkers. They work with engineers and other building specialists as part of military construc1on teams.
Arkansas State University (Beebe, Mountain Home, Newport), Arkansas Tech University, Black River Technical College, College of the Ouachitas, Cossatot Community College, East Arkansas Community, Henderson State University, Ozarka College, Pulaski Tech College, University of Arkansas (Fort Smith, Monticello, Batesville, Hope, Morrilton), University of Central Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma
reduce or reflect sound.
Painters
Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. Roofers Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. Rough Carpenters 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. Tile and Marble Setters Apply hard tile, marble, and wood tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks.
Carpentry and Masonry Specialist Construct and
maintain rigging devices, trusses and other structural assemblies. Builders Construct wooden, masonry and concrete structures, as well as perform interior finish work
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