Page 9 - TTMNSummer2024

Teaching Today Minnesota | Summer/Back to School 2024 Page 9

careers in construction

Construction Laborers erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard Electrical Power-Line Installers adequacy of lighting, and other factors inf u-
surface pavement. May repair and maintain encing traff c conditions, under direction of
Perform tasks involving physical labor equipment in addition to other duties. and Repairers traff c engineer.
at construction sites. May operate hand and Install or repair cables or wires used in
power tools of all types: air hammers, earth Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping electrical power or distribution systems. May Surveyors
tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical Equipment Operators erect poles and light or heavy duty transmis- Make exact measurements and determine
hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, sion towers. property boundaries. Provide data relevant to
and a variety of other equipment and instru- Operate equipment used for applying con- the shape, contour, gravitation, location, ele-
ments. crete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, Highway Maintenance Workers vation, or dimension of land or land features
parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways
Construction Carpenters or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Maintain highways, municipal and rural on or near the earth’s surface for engineering,
mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, con-
Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way.
Construct, erect, install, and repair struc- operators, form tampers, tamping machine Duties include patching broken or eroded struction, and other purposes.
tures and f xtures of wood, plywood, and operators, and stone spreader operators. pavement and repairing guard rails, highway Transportation Engineers
wallboard, using carpenter’s hand tools and markers, and snow fences. May also mow or
power tools. Structural Iron and Steel Workers clear brush from along road, or plow snow Develop plans for surface transportation
Construction Managers Raise, place, and unite iron or steel from roadway. projects, according to established engineer-
ing standards and state or federal construction
girders, columns, and other structural members
Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually to form completed structures or structural Painters, Construction and Main- policy. Prepare designs, specif cations, or
through subordinate supervisory personnel, frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks tenance estimates for transportation facilities. Plan
activities concerned with the construction and assemble prefabricated metal buildings. modif cations of existing streets, highways, or
and maintenance of structures, facilities, and Paint walls, equipment, buildings, freeways to improve traff c f ow.
systems. Participate in the conceptual devel- Architectural and Civil Drafters bridges, and other structural surfaces, using
brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove Electricians
opment of a construction project and oversee
its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and Prepare detailed drawings of architectural old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. Install, maintain, and repair electrical
implementation. and structural features of buildings or draw- May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color wiring, equipment, and f xtures. Ensure that
ings and topographical relief maps used in or consistency. work is in accordance with relevant codes.
Construction and Building Inspec- civil engineering projects, such as highways, Traff c Technicians May install or service street lights, intercom
tors bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of systems, or electrical control systems.
building materials, engineering practices, and Conduct f eld studies to determine traff c
Inspect structures using engineering skills mathematics to complete drawings. volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechan-
to determine structural soundness and compli- ics
ance with specif cations, building codes, and
other regulations. Inspections may be general Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul
in nature or may be limited to a specif c area, mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneu-
such as electrical systems or plumbing. matic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers,
graders, and conveyors, used in construction,
Civil Engineers logging, and mining.

Perform engineering duties in planning, Career/Technical Education Teach-
designing, and overseeing construction and ers, Postsecondary
maintenance of building structures, and facili-
ties, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, Teach vocational courses intended to
harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, provide occupational training below the
pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage baccalaureate level in subjects such as con-
systems. struction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing,
transportation, or cosmetology, primarily
Operating Engineers and Other to students who have graduated from or left
Construction Equipment Operators high school. Teaching takes place in public or
private schools whose primary business is aca-
Operate one or several types of power demic or vocational education.
construction equipment, such as motor
graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, This is just a sampling of the careers
pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end available in the construction industry. For
loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, more information go to www.onetonline.org

MAPA supports and facilitates workforce development by
providing scholarships to students interested in asphalt careers,
creating a marketing program to promote available jobs with
MAPA members, and performing outreach to school districts to
provide resources to promote careers in the asphalt industry.

Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) Check out the resources available at:
1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252 | St. Paul, MN 55114 www.asphaltisbest.com
info@mnapa.org | 651-636-4666