Carpenter, Concrete Forms

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
• Construct and repair wood or metal supports and structures

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Power tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding