Construction Laborers

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as durable (90%).

• Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.
• Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.

• Provide assistance to craft workers, such as carpenters, plasterers, or masons.
• Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.
• Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.
• Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.
• Operate or maintain air monitoring or other sampling devices in confined or hazardous environments.
• Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections or pipes.
• Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
• Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
• Perform site activities required of green certified construction practices, such as implementing waste management procedures, identifying materials for reuse, or installing erosion or sedimentation control mechanisms.
• Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
• Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
• Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.
• Erect or dismantle scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, or other temporary structures.
• Mop, brush, or spread paints, cleaning solutions, or other compounds over surfaces to clean them or to provide protection.
• Spray materials, such as water, sand, steam, vinyl, paint, or stucco, through hoses to clean, coat, or seal surfaces.
• Position or dismantle forms for pouring concrete, using saws, hammers, nails, or bolts.
• Smooth or finish freshly poured cement or concrete, using floats, trowels, screeds, or powered cement finishing tools.
• Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.