CONSTRUCTION

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Blaster

Stores, handles, transports, prepares and uses explosives

Boom Truck Operator

Operates cranes that are mounted on either a commercial truck chassis or a semi tractor trailer truck

Bricklayer*
Builds and repairs walls, floors, fireplaces, walkways with bricks, blocks, and stones

Cabinet Maker*
Builds custom or production-type wooden (or wood substitute) fixtures and furniture

Carpenter*
Works with wood or wood substitutes in the construction of buildings

Concrete Finisher*
Places, finishes, cuts, and repairs concrete

Construction Electrician*
Installs, alters, repairs, and maintains electrical systems in buildings and houses

Floorcovering Installer*
Installs many types of resilient or carpet floor coverings

Glazier*
Prepares, installs, and replaces glass

Insulator (Heat and Frost)*
Installs insulating materials in commercial and industrial structures; removes asbestos

Ironworker (3) *

Fabricates, erects, hoists, installs and repairs structural ironwork and other materials used in the construction of buildings

Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic)*

Installs ceiling, crywall partitions, sound-proofing, and vapour barriers in buildings

Mobile Crane Operator*

Uses mobile cranes to lift, move, and place heavy objects, repairs, maintian and moves cranes

Painter and Decorator*
Applies paint, varnish, stain, wallpaper, and wallcoverings to interior and exterior surfaces

Plumber*
Installs and repairs piping and other equipment used to move, store, or dispose of water, gas, and sewage

Restoration Stone Mason
Constructs and reconstructs structures using stone, restores stone, and identifies types and properties of stone

Roofer*
Installs and repairs single- or multi-ply roofing systems, shingles, and pre-formed rigid sheeting

Tilesetter*
Covers, repairs and decorates surfaces using ceramic, marble and other materials

Tower Crane Operator

Operates mechanical devices/structures that incorporate a power-driven drum with a cable or rope and a vertical mast or tower and stationary or luffing boom

Welder*
Joins, cuts, or shapes metal using electric arc, oxyacetylene flame, or other processes

*Trade in the Interprovincial Standards "Red Seal" Program: tradespersons who successfully write the Interprovincial Standards Examination for their trade obtain a Red Seal endorsement on their Certificate of Qualification.

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