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Boilermaker
Skills
Boilermakers erect and maintain various types of pressure vessels for institutional and industrial use. Skills include welding, burning, heavy and high rigging, and layout work.
Green Work
Hydropower - Hydroelectric facilities generate electricity through water and create little air pollution
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Bricklayer
Skills
Bricklayers use brick, concrete, and other masonry materials to construct walls, fireplaces, chimneys and other structural elements.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Carpenter: Construction, Floorlayers, Interior Systems, Millwright
Skills
Construction carpenters lay out, construct, repair, remodel, renovate or dismantle permanent or temporary structures. Floorlayers cut, fit and install hardwood flooring and other types of underlayment. Millwrights study and interpret blueprints; install generators, conveyors, escalators and electric turbines; install and maintain machinery used in manufacturing; and do precision work in nuclear power plants.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Wind Power - Energy derived from wind is commonly used for a variety of purposes such as generating electricity, charging batteries, pumping water, or grinding grain
Solar Power - create and install solar panels
Cement Mason and Plasterer
Skills
Cement masons finish the exposed concrete surfaces on many types of construction projects at commercial and industrial, or residential sites. Plasterers apply coats of plaster, cement, and stucco to interior and exterior walls, ceilings and partitions.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Construction Craft Laborer
Skills
Construction craft laborers perform a wide range of non-special trade construction work in all areas of construction, including weatherization. Skills include digging, loading, unloading, lifting, carrying, lugging, tending, stockpiling, sweeping and cleaning.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Construction and Residential Electricians
Skills
Electricians assemble, install, and wire electrical systems that operate heating, lighting, power, air conditioning, and refrigeration components; electrical machinery; electronic equipment and controls; and signal and communication systems.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Mass Transit - increasing efficiency and/or reducing the environmental impact of various modes of transportation
Wind Power - Energy derived from wind is commonly used for a variety of purposes such as generating electricity, charging batteries, pumping water, or grinding grain
Agriculture - use of natural pesticides, efficient land management or farming, and aquaculture
Solar Power - create solar panels
Environmental Systems Technician / HVAC Installation Technician
Skills
Environmental Systems Technicians (EST) and HVAC Installation Technicians install, service, and repair heating and air conditioning systems in residences and commercial and industrial establishments.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Glazier
Skills
Glaziers select, cut, install, replace and remove all types of glass in residential and commercial projects.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Heat and Frost Insulator
Skills
Heat and Frost Insulators install and maintain insulation systems for the conservation of energy and the control of the environment in buildings requiring temperature control, heat transfer, sound barriers, fire protection, fire stopping, and asbestos abatement.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Ironworker
Skills
Ironworkers erect structural steel, place reinforcing bars in concrete construction, move machinery, rig and erect equipment, install fabricated building components, and fabricate welding.
Green Work
Wind Power - Energy derived from wind is commonly used for a variety of purposes such as generating electricity, charging batteries, pumping water, or grinding grain
Solar Power - solar panel manufacturing
Mechanical Equipment Service
Skills
Mechanical equipment servicers install, service, and repair industrial and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, and connect motors, compressors, temperature controls, humidity controls, and circulation-venting fans to control panels.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Geothermal Energy - obtained from the heat of the Earth tapped at various depths, use of steam turbines
Operating Engineer / Heavy Equipment Operator
Skills
Operating Engineers work on heavy equipment at commercial and residential construction projects; at plants that produce rock, sand and gravel; or at the clean-up of hazardous waste sites.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings
Painter and Decorator
Skills
Painters apply paint, stain, varnish and other finishes to buildings and other structures.
Green Work
Insulating house paint - reduce energy consumption
Plumber
Skills
Plumbers design, install, repair and maintain piping systems in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings and at utility sites.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings ; decrease use of water
Reinforced Concrete Worker
Skills
Reinforced Concrete Workers position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete forms in order to reinforce concrete in commercial, industrial, and residential structures.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings ; decrease use of water
Roofer and Waterproofer
Skills
Roofing and Waterproofing involves installing water-tight roof systems on new or existing roofs. Green roofs require installation of intensive (flowers, shrubs) or extensive (grasses) water-tight roof system before the landscaping is added on top.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings ; decrease use of water
Sheet Metal Worker
Skills
Roofing and Waterproofing involves installing water-tight roof systems on new or existing roofs. Green roofs require installation of intensive (flowers, shrubs) or extensive (grasses) water-tight roof system before the landscaping is added on top.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings ; decrease use of water
Solar Power - create solar panels
Sprinkler Fitter
Skills
Sprinkler Fitters install automatic fire sprinkler systems in new and existing buildings in (primarily) commercial construction. Skills include lay out, assembly, installation, and maintenance of pipe systems, pipe supports, and related equipment.
Green Work
Building Retrofitting - reduction in energy consumption by existing commercial and residential buildings ; decrease use of water
Steamfitter: Construction, Refrigeration / Service
Skills
Steamfitters lay out, assemble, fabricate, install, troubleshoot, maintain and repair piping systems used in energy production, heating, cooling, food processing, refrigeration and air conditioning, and manufacturing.
Green Work
Hydropower - Hydroelectric facilities generate electricity through water and create little air pollution
Telecommunications Technician
Skills
Telecommunications technicians install cable networks designed for the transmission of video, voice and data or other forms of signaling.
Green Work
Mass Transit - increasing efficiency and/or reducing the environmental impact of various modes of transportation
Terrazzo Worker
Skills
Terrazzo workers complete the full installation process of terrazzo, from laying the first base of mortar, to mixing the terrazzo, to smoothing and polishing the final product.
Green Work
Durability - durability of tile substantially reduces resource extraction, manufacturing, transportation, installation, demolition and disposal energy requirements
Recycled content - tiles made from natural and plentiful raw materials
Tile Setter
Skills
Tile setters plan, prepare materials, and install tiles in commercial and residential buildings.
Green Work
Durability - durability of tile substantially reduces resource extraction, manufacturing, transportation, installation, demolition and disposal energy requirements
Recycled content - tiles made from natural and plentiful raw materials
Energy consumption - Tiles are excellent thermal conductors
