Construction workers work on all construction sites, doing a wide range of tasks from the very easy to the extremely difficult and hazardous.
Although many of the tasks they do require some training and experience, most jobs usually require little skill and can be learned quickly.A construction worker typically does the following:
Construction workers do a variety of construction-related activities during all phases of construction. Although most are generalists—such as those who install barricades, cones, and markers to control traffic patterns—many others specialize. For example, those who operate the machines and equipment that lay concrete or asphalt on roads are more likely to specialize in those areas.
The following are occupational specialties::