Building Trades and Construction Careers:

Read the job descriptions outlined below and match each one to a Building Trades and Construction job title.

1. What Building Trades and Construction career am I? 4. What Building Trades and Construction career am I? 7. What Building Trades and Construction career am I?
n I assemble, install and repair pipes and fittings. n I work under the direction of a surveyor, n Generally the buck stops with me.
n I do things to meet specifications and codes. cartographer or photogrammetrist. I plan, direct, and coordinate all construction activities.
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n I completed an Apprenticeship to learn my trade. n I take field notes, draw, and verify the accuracy of maps. n From planning, to overseeing the project, to setting up

a. Plumber n I use GPS and other new computer tools to do my job. timelines, and maintaining costs, I am your man/woman.
b. Building Inspector n My skills help at construction sites, in mapmaking n I earned a Bachelor Degree.
and even in mining ventures. a. General Contractor
c. Maintenance Technician
n I earned an Associate Degree. b. Engineer
2. What Building Trades and Construction career am I? a. CAD Technician c. Building Inspector
b. Mapping Technician
n Think creative and artistic.
c. Draftsman 8. What Building Trades and Construction career am I?
n Think skilled artisan who creates interesting
walkways, bridges, and walls using stone. n
I draw the design and plans for structures.
5. What Building Trades and Construction career am I?
n Think Apprenticeship. n
I make sure structures meet safety and structural
a. Architect n I operate powerful equipment such as motor requirements, as well as aesthetic ones.
b. General Contractor graders, bulldozers, pumps, and derricks. n I have a Bachelor Degree as well as a Professional
n I work on big project to excavate, move and grade Degree.
c. Stone Mason
construction sites. a. Construction Manager
n I maintain and do repairs on large pieces of b. Designer
3. What Building Trades and Construction career am I?
equipment.
c. Architect
n I light up your life. n I earned an Associate Degree.
n I install, maintain and repair electrical equipment a. Machine Operator
and fixtures.
b. Laborer
n I make sure all installations are up to code.
c. Heavy Equipment Operator
n I completed an Apprenticeship to learn my trade.
a. Electrician
6. What Building Trades and Construction career am I?
b. Electrical Engineer
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