------------- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work setting
---------------- Construction
Various locations
Renovation
Commercial
Institutional
Level of expertise
---------------------- Maintenance and repair
Tasks
--------- Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
Instruct apprentices
Estimate costs and materials
Transportation/travel information
------------------------------------- Willing to travel