Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Work Activities
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Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.
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Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.
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Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.
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Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.
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Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
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Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.
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Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.
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Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment.
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Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.
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Move or position materials such as marble slabs, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.
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Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.
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Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.
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Apply caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces.
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Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors.
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Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked, or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, or grouting materials.
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Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
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Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
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Trunk Strength
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
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Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
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Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
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Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
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Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Education No formal educational credential
- Work Experience No work experience
- Training Less than 1 month on-the-job training
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Realistic: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.They do well at jobs that need:
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Dependability
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Attention to Detail
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Self Control
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Cooperation
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Initiative
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Persistence
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Trowels
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Power saws
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Caulking guns
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Blow torch
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Air compressors
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Word processing software
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Project management software
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Data base user interface and query software
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Computer aided design CAD software
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Accounting software