Fence Erectors

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Determine appropriate locations for operations or installations.
• Position structural components.
• Measure work site dimensions.
• Mark reference points on construction materials.
• Verify alignment of structures or equipment.

• Install fencing or other barriers.
• Dig holes or trenches.
• Install wooden structural components.
• Mix substances or compounds needed for work activities.
• Pour materials into or on designated areas.
• Cut wood components for installation.
• Communicate with clients about products, procedures, and policies.
• Install metal structural components.
• Operate detonation equipment.
• Weld metal components.

• Helpers--Carpenters

• Tile and Stone Setters

• Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

• Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

• Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

• Pipelayers

• Glaziers

• Carpenters

• Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

• Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic