Helpers--Carpenters

• Fasten timbers or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails and install hardware.
• Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut.
• Select tools, equipment, or materials from storage and transport items to work site.
• Drill holes in timbers or lumber.
• Cut timbers, lumber, or paneling to specified dimensions.
• Position and hold timbers, lumber, or paneling in place for fastening or cutting.
• Align, straighten, plumb, or square forms for installation.
• Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines.
• Erect scaffolding, shoring, or braces.
• Construct forms and assist in raising them to the required elevation.
• Install handrails under the direction of a carpenter.
• Glue and clamp edges or joints of assembled parts.
• Smooth or sand surfaces to remove ridges, tool marks, glue, or caulking.
• Secure stakes to grids for constructions of footings, nail scabs to footing forms, and vibrate and float concrete.
• Cut and install insulating or sound-absorbing material.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Helpers--Carpenters.

• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Helpers--Carpenters.