Architecture, Construction

Pathway 1: Construction

Employees in construction literally build our future. These are the people who build and remodel houses, apartments, industrial buildings, warehouses, office buildings, churches, schools, and recreational facilities. This pathway also includes the builders of highways, streets, bridges, tunnels, and airports as well as power plants, chemical plants, refineries, and mills.

Sample Occupations

• Brickmasons and Blockmasons

• Carpenters

• Carpet Installers

• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

• Construction Laborers

• Construction Managers

• Continuous Mining Machine Operators

• Conveyor Operators and Tenders

• Crane and Tower Operators

• Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

• Dredge Operators

• Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

• Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

• Electricians

• Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

• Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

• Fence Erectors

• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

• Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

• Floor Sanders and Finishers

• Glaziers

• Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

• Helpers--Carpenters

• Helpers--Electricians

• Helpers--Extraction Workers

• Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

• Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

• Helpers--Roofers

• Hoist and Winch Operators

• Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

• Insulation Workers, Mechanical

• Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

• Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

• Painters, Construction and Maintenance

• Paperhangers

• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

• Pile Driver Operators

• Pipelayers

• Plasterers and Stucco Masons

• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

• Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

• Riggers

• Rock Splitters, Quarry

• Roof Bolters, Mining

• Roofers

• Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

• Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

• Segmental Pavers

• Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

• Sheet Metal Workers

• Solar Energy Installation Managers

• Solar Photovoltaic Installers

• Stonemasons

• Structural Iron and Steel Workers

• Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

• Tapers

• Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

• Tile and Stone Setters

Pathway 2: Design/Pre-Construction

People with careers in design/pre-construction create our future. They turn a concept into a set of plans. Their plans guide other construction professionals as they continue the building process.

Sample Occupations

• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

• Architectural and Civil Drafters

• Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

• Civil Engineers

• Cost Estimators

• Geodetic Surveyors

• Interior Designers

• Landscape Architects

• Surveying and Mapping Technicians

• Surveyors

• Transportation Engineers

Pathway 3: Maintenance/Operations

Employees with careers in maintenance/operations keep our future intact. These are the people who unload, inspect, and move new equipment into position. They determine the optimal placement of machines in a plant, assemble machinery, install machinery, repair machinery, and perform preventive maintenance. They detect, diagnose, and correct minor problems on machinery. They keep the structure of an establishment in good repair. They maintain the smooth operation of refineries, power plants, chemical plants, and mills.

Sample Occupations

• Boilermakers

• Commercial Divers

• Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

• Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

• Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

• Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

• Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

• Highway Maintenance Workers

• Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

• Mechanical Door Repairers

• Millwrights

• Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

• Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

• Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

• Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

• Weatherization Installers and Technicians