Jobs / Physical work / 47-2061.00
Construction Laborers
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.
- US jobs
- 1,096,780
- Median wage
- $47,120 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of construction laborers?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Physical work:
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Typical tasks
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- Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.
- Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.
- Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.
- Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.
- Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
- Clean or prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards.
- Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, or compact and level earth to grade specifications, using picks, shovels, pneumatic tampers, or rakes.
- Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
- Position, join, align, or seal structural components, such as concrete wall sections or pipes.
- 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.
- Control traffic passing near, in, or around work zones.
- Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe-laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.
Other job titles for this occupation (80)
Bituminous Asphalt Technician · Construction Laborer · Construction Worker · Drop Crew Laborer · Equipment Operator (EO) · Form Setter · Post Framer · Scaffolding Operator · Site Work Laborer · Toolman · Air Breaker Operator · Air Drill Operator · Air Gun Operator · Air Hammer Operator · Air Tool Operator · Aluminum Pool Installer · Asbestos Removal Worker · Asphalt Distributor Tender · Asphalt Heater Tender · Asphalt Layer · Asphalt Patcher · Asphalt Paver · Asphalt Raker · Asphalt Smoother · Asphalt Spreader · Asphalt Tamper · Asphalt Worker · Auxiliary Equipment Tender · Awning Hanger · Awning Installer · Axman · Batch Dumper · Beller · Belter · Beltman · Biofuels Plant Construction Worker · Black Top Raker · Black Topper · Bottom Man · Bottom Worker · Breast Worker · Bridge Builder · Broom Man · Broom Worker · Brush Cutter · Bull Float Finisher · Burlap Man · Burlap Worker · Caisson Worker · Caulker · Cement Breaker · Cement Cutter · Cement Mixer · Chuck Tender · Cinder Crew Worker · Circular Saw Operator · Column Precaster · Concrete Building Assembler · Concrete Buster Operator · Concrete Curer · Concrete Handler · Concrete Layer · Concrete Mixer · Concrete Pourer · Concrete Puddler · Concrete Spreader · Concrete Vibrator Operator · Concrete Worker · Connection Worker · Construction Coordinator · Construction Craft Laborer · Construction Person · Construction Pit Worker · Construction Technician · Construction Trench Digger · Core-Drill Operator · Culvert Installer · Demolition Hammer Operator · Demolition Specialist · Demolition Worker