How do they match: Construction Laborers

  • Pick and Shovel Man
  • Pick and Shovel Worker

  • Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction 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, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

  • Use computers or other input devices to control robotic pipe cutters or cleaners.
  • Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
  • Grind, scrape, sand, or polish surfaces, such as concrete, marble, terrazzo, or wood flooring, using abrasive tools or machines.
  • Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.
  • Mix, pour, or spread concrete, using portable cement mixers.
  • Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.
  • Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.
  • Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools.

  • Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.