Construction Trades Position Titles Covered 

ADMINISTRATIVE

•Administrator & Coordinator

•Construction & Service Coordinator

•Construction Administrative Coordinator

•Construction Administrator

•Construction Coordinator

•Construction Customer Service Manager

•Construction Expeditor

•Construction Materials Technician

•Construction Office Manager

•Construction Project Administrator

•Construction Project Coordinator

•Construction Project Specialist

•Construction Project Supervisor

•Construction Representative

•Construction Services Assistant

•Construction Services Manager

•Contract Administrator

•Customer Service Representative – Construction

•Customer Service Superintendent

•Inventory Control Assistant – Construction

•Inventory Control Manager – Construction

•Lead Project Coordinator

•Material Coordinator

•Office Administrator – Construction

•Office Manager – Construction

•Planning & Coordination Specialist

•Project Control Coordinator

•Project Coordination Specialist

•Project Coordinator

•Project Management Administrator

•Project Material Coordinator

•Project Principal Work Planner

•Project Scheduler

•Project Specialist

•Resident Project Representative

•Services Manager

•Support Specialist

•Other related positions

BUILDING OPERATIONS

•General Manager – Construction

•Operations Manager – Construction

•Building Engineer

•Building Operations Supervisor

•Building Operations Manager

•Building Program Specialist

•Commercial Construction Office Manager

•Construction Operations Manager

•Operations Manager – Construction

•Operations Supervisor

•Other related positions

BUILDING MAINTENANCE

•Area Maintenance Supervisor

•Assistant Building Superintendent

•Building & Grounds Laborer

•Building & Grounds Mechanic

•Building Handyman

•Building Maintenance Attendant

•Building Maintenance Engineer

•Building Maintenance Manager

•Building Maintenance Mechanic

•Building Maintenance Supervisor

•Building Maintenance Technician

•Building Maintenance Worker

•Building Manager

•Building Service Engineer

•Building Technician

•Custodian

•Custodian Engineer

•Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

•General Maintenance Mechanic

•General Maintenance Technician

•General Maintenance Worker

•Janitor

•Maintenance & Operations Supervisor

•Maintenance Engineer

•Maintenance Helper

•Maintenance Journeyman

•Maintenance Mechanic

•Maintenance Project Superintendent

•Maintenance Project Supervisor

•Maintenance Repair Worker

•Maintenance Repair Worker Assistant

•Maintenance Specialist

•Plant Maintenance Mechanic

•Senior Building Facilities Technician

•Senior Building Maintenance Mechanic

•Senior Building Maintenance Technician

•Senior Building Maintenance Worker

•Senior Building Technician

•Senior Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

•Senior Maintenance Mechanic

•Senior Plant Maintenance Mechanic

•Superintendent of Facilities Maintenance

•Other related positions

CARPENTRY

•Acoustical Carpenter

•Acoustical Ceiling Installer

•Acoustical Ceiling Technician

•Acoustical Ceiling Mechanic

•Cabinetmaker

•Carpenter

•Carpenter / Crew Leader

•Carpenter / Form Setter

•Carpenter / Repairman

•Carpenter Apprentice

•Carpenter Assistant

•Carpenter Lead Hand

•Carpenter, General Foreman

•Carpenter-Contractor

•Carpentry Contractor

•Carpentry Foreman

•Carpentry Supervisor

•Carpet Fitter

•Carpet Installer

•Carpet Layer

•Ceiling Installer

•Ceiling Tile Installer

•Commercial / Industrial Painter

•Commercial Construction Carpenter

•Commercial Glazing Estimator

•Commercial Project Manager

•Craftsman

•Deck Builder

•Deck Installer

•Deck Worker

•Demolition Foreman

•Demolition Worker

•Door & Window Installer

•Driller

•Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installer

•Drywall & Make-ready Technician

•Drywall Applicator

•Drywall Boardhanger

•Drywall Carpenter

•Drywall Finisher

•Drywall Hanger

•Drywall Installer

•Drywall Mechanic

•Drywall Metal Stud Worker

•Drywall Sander

•Drywall Stripper

•Drywall Taper

•Drywall Worker

•Drywaller

•Elevator Installer

•Fence Builder

•Finish Carpenter

•Finish Superintendent

•Fire Sprinkler Designer

•Fire Sprinkler Fitter

•Fire Sprinkler Helper

•Fire Sprinkler Installer

•Flat Glass Glazier Technician

•Floor Installer

•Floor Layer

•Floor Systems Carpenter

•Foreman

•Framer

•Framing Carpenter

•Furniture Maker

•General Construction Laborer

•General Foreman

•Glass Combo Technician

•Glass Fitter

•Glass Installer

•Glass Setter

•Glass Technician

•Glazier

•Glazier Contractor

•Glazier Supervisor

•Glazing Project Manager

•Handyman

•Handyman / Service Technician

•Installation / Service Technician

•Installation Supervisor

•Installer

•Installer Technician

•Insulation Installer

•Insulation Worker

•Interior Finish Carpenter

•Journeyman Carpenter

•Journeyman Construction Carpenter

•Journeyman Fire Sprinkler Fitter

•Labor Foreman

•Labor Supervisor

•Laborer

•Lath & Plaster

•Lath Hand

•Lather

•Lather Apprentice

•Lead Carpenter

•Lead Glazer

•Maintenance Carpenter

•Master Carpenter

•Metal Framer

•Metal Furrer

•Metal Lather

•Metal Roofing Technician

•Metal Stud Framer

•Multiskilled Craftsman / Remodeler

•Painter

•Painter – Commercial

•Painter – Industrial

•Painter – Residential

•Painter / Crew Leader

•Painter Helper / Prepper

•Painter Leader

•Painting Contractor

•Painting Foreman

•Plaster Lather

•Plasterer

•Prefabricated Structures Carpenter

•Remodeling Tradesman

•Restoration Carpenter

•Rock Lather

•Rockboard Lather

•Roofer

•Roofing Apprentice

•Roofing Carpenter

•Roofing Foreman

•Scaffold Builder

•Scaffold Construction Manager

•Scaffold Erector

•Scenic Carpenter

•Sheetrock Applicator

•Sheetrock Applier

•Sheetrock Finisher

•Sheetrock Hanger

•Sheetrock Installer

•Sheetrock Layer

•Sheetrock Nailer

•Sheetrock Sander

•Sheetrock Worker

•Sheetrocker

•Siding Foreman

•Skilled Carpenter

•Solar Heating Cooling System Installer

•Solar Installation / Production Manager

•Solar Photovoltaic Installer

•Tile Installer

•Window Washer

•Wire Lather

•Wood Lather

•Working Foreman

•Other related positions

CONCRETE WORK

•Cement Gun Operator

•Cement Mason

•Cement Mason Apprentice

•Cement Patcher

•Cementer

•Concrete & Terrazzo Finisher

•Concrete Finisher

•Concrete Finisher Apprentice

•Concrete Floater

•Concrete Floor Installer

•Concrete Form Setter

•Concrete Form Laborer

•Concrete Grinder Operator

•Concrete Installer

•Concrete Laborer

•Concrete Layer

•Concrete Materials Tester

•Concrete Placement Equipment Operator

•Concrete Pointer

•Concrete Polisher

•Concrete Smoother

•Concrete Safety Manager

•Concrete Stone Finisher

•Concrete Swimming Pool Installer

•Concreting Supervisor

•Construction Form Setter

•Curb Builder

•Finish-Pour Assistant

•Joint Finisher

•Joint Setter

•Structural Concrete Superintendent

•Swimming Pool Installer

•Other related positions

CONSTRUCTION

•Apprentice Lineman

•Apprenticeship Manager

•Assistant Builder

•Assistant Commercial Construction Superintendent

•Assistant Construction Manager

•Assistant Multifamily Superintendent

•Assistant Superintendent

•Building Construction Laborer

•Cement Finisher

•Cement Laborer

•Civil Foreman

•Civil Superintendent

•Commercial Construction Laborer

•Commercial Construction Manager

•Commercial Construction Superintendent

•Concrete Foreman

•Construction Area Manager

•Construction Assistant Superintendent

•Construction Carpenter

•Construction Field Engineer

•Construction Field Estimator

•Construction Field Supervisor

•Construction Foreman

•Construction Journeyman

•Construction Journeyman Electrician

HIGHWAY & BRIDGE WORK

•Bridge Construction Laborer

•Bridge Foreman

•Bridge Maintenance Mechanic

•Bridge Superintendent

•Crew Leader – Maintenance

•General Highway Worker

•Highway Construction Inspector

•Highway Foreman

•Highway Maintenance Foreman

•Highway Maintenance Laborer

•Highway Maintenance Lead Worker

•Highway Maintenance Technician

•Highway Maintenance Worker

•Highway Safety Specialist

•Highway Technician

•Maintenance of Traffic

•Roadway Construction Laborer

•Tradesworker – Bridges

•Other related positions

INSPECTIONS & COMPLIANCE

•Boiler Inspector

•Bridge Inspector

•Build-It-Back Plumbing Inspector

•Building & Housing Inspector

•Building & Safety Inspector

•Building & Trade Inspector

•Building Engineering Inspector

•Building Equipment Inspector

•Code Inspector

•Combination Inspector

•Commercial Building Inspector

•Commercial Inspector

•Commissioning Engineer

•Construction & Building Inspector

•Construction Inspector

•Construction Quality Assurance / Quality Control Engineer

•Construction Quality Assurance Inspector

•Construction Quality Control Manager

•Construction Quality Specialist

•Dredging Inspector

•Electrical Inspector

•Field Inspector

•Gas Inspector

•Grade Checker

•Highway Inspector

•Home Inspector

•Housing Inspector

•HVAC-R Inspector

•Inspecting Engineer

•Inspector

•Paving Inspector

•Plumbing Inspector

•Plumbing / Mechanical Inspector

•Plumbing Inspector / Plans Reviewer

•Property Compliance Inspector

•Public Works Inspector

•Other related positions

LABOR RELATIONS

•Chief Steward

•Director, Labor Relations

•Labor Business Representative

•Labor Organization Representative

•Labor Organizer

•Labor Relations Director

•Labor Union Business Representative

•Shop Steward

•Steward

•Trade Union Representative

•Union Business Representative

•Union Negotiator

•Union Organizer

•Union Representative

•Union Staff Representative

•Union Steward

•Other related positions

LANDSCAPING

•Crew Leader

•Greenhouse Foreman

•Landscape Foreman

•Landscape Management Technician

•Nursery Manager

•Planting Foreman

•Property Manager – Landscaping

•Principal Landscape Architect

•Garden Center Worker

•Gardener

•Greenhouse Worker

•Horticulturist

•Indoor Gardener

•Irrigation Project Superintendent

•Landscape Gardener

•Landscape Laborer

•Landscape Irrigation Project Superintendent

•Landscape Maintenance Worker

•Landscape Technician

•Landscaper

•Landscaper Helper

•Landscape Design & Build Project Manager

•Lawn Caretaker

•Lawn Maintenance Laborer

•Lawn Mower Operator

•Lawn Service Worker

•Lawn Sprinkler Installer

•Lawn Sprinkler Servicer

•Maintenance Aide

•Maintenance Worker

•Nursery Helper

•Plant-Care Worker

•Property Maintenance Worker

•Shrub Planter

•Sprinkler Fitter

•Other related positions

See also “Groundskeeping & Greenskeeping.”

HVAC / HVAC-R

•Air Conditioning Foreman

•Air Conditioning Installer

•Air Conditioning Mechanic

•Air Conditioning Specialist

•Air Conditioning Technician

•Commercial HVAC Foreman

•Commercial HVAC Technician

•Heating Foreman

•Heating Installer

•Heating Mechanic

•Heating Specialist

•Heating Technician

•HVAC / Skilled Tradesman

•HVAC Foreman

•HVAC Helper

•HVAC Installer & Service Technician

•HVAC Mechanic

•HVAC Project Manager

•HVAC Service Technician

•HVAC Specialist

•HVAC Systems Foreman

•HVAC Technician

•HVAC/R Service Technician

•HVAC/R Mechanic

•HVAC/R Specialist

•HVAC/R Technician

•Refrigeration Apprentice

•Refrigeration Foreman

•Refrigeration Installer

•Refrigeration Mechanic

•Refrigeration Specialist

•Refrigeration Technician

•Trades Specialist – HVAC

•Zone Chief (HVAC)

•Other related positions

PLUMBING

•Apprentice Plumber

•Lead Plumber

•Licensed Plumber

•Master Plumber

•Plumber

•Plumber Apprentice / Helper

•Plumbing Contractor

•Plumbing Designer

•Plumbing Foreman

•Plumbing Foreman (Multifamily)

•Plumbing Installer

•Service Plumber

•Other related positions

MASONRY

•Block Mason

•Blocklayer

•Blocklayer Apprentice

•Brick Laborer

•Brick Mason

•Brick Mason Foreman

•Brick Mason Laborer

•Bricklayer

•Bricklayer Apprentice

•Carpentry & Masonry Specialist

•Cement Contractor

•Cement Mason

•Commercial Journeyman Mason

•Commercial Masonry Foreman

•Concrete Finisher

•Construction Mason

•Industrial Brick Mason Foreman

•Marble Setter

•Mason

•Mason Carpenter

•Mason Laborer

•Mason Tender

•Mason-Plasterer

•Masonry Contractor

•Masonry Foreman

•Masonry Outfitter

•Masonry Specialist

•Masonry Superintendent

•Masonry Tuck-pointer Laborer

•Masonry Worker

•Stonemason

•Stonesetter

•Swimming Pool Installer

•Terrazzo Contractor

•Terrazzo Finisher

•Terrazzo Grinder

•Terrazzo Setter

•Terrazzo Worker

•Other related positions

PURCHASING

•Assistant Purchasing Estimator – Construction

•Assistant Purchasing Manager – Construction

•Purchasing / Estimating Assistant

•Purchasing Administrator

•Purchasing Agent – Construction

•Purchasing Manager – Construction

•Purchasing Trade Agent

•Regional Purchasing Administrator

•Regional Purchasing Manager

•Other related positions

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

•Assistant Project Superintendent / Engineer

•Commercial Project Manager

•Commercial Solar Project Manager

•Construction Manager

•Construction Project Engineer

•Construction Project Manager

•Construction Project Manager / Designer

•Construction Project Manager / Site Superintendent

•Construction Superintendent

•Construction Supervisor

•Land Assistant Project Manager

•Project Assistant – Jobsite

•Project Associate – Construction

•Project Engineer – Electrical

•Project Engineer / Finish Carpenter

•Project Environmental Engineer

•Project Foreman

•Project Lead

•Project Leader

•Project Manager

•Project Manager – Electrical

•Project Manager – HVAC

•Project Manager – Metal Construction

•Project Manager – Plumbing

•Project Manager – Residential Remodeling

•Project Manager – Sheet Metal

•Project Manager / General Contractor

•Project Manager / Installation Manager

•Project Manager / Site Superintendent

•Project Manager Assistant

•Project Superintendent

•Project Superintendent / Engineer

•Project Supervisor

•Solar Project Manager

•Structural Superintendent

•Other related positions

NOTE: For other Project Management positions, refer to the ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING Book.

WELDING / STEAMFITTING

•Arc Welder

•Blowtorch Operator

•Blowtorch Welder

•Boiler Welder

•Combination Welder

•Gas Welder

•Hand Arc Welder

•Helliarc Welder

•Iron Worker

•Lead Welder

•Metal Welder

•Pipe Welder

•Pipefitter

•Pipefitter Helper

•Pipefitter Trade Foreman

•Spot Welder

•Steamfitter

•Tack Welder

•Torch Welder

•Tradesworker – Welding

•Welder

•Welding Contractor

•Other related positions

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CONSTRUCTION (Cont’d)

•Construction Laborer

•Construction Manager

•Construction Operations Supervisor

•Construction Site Manager

•Construction Site Superintendent

•Construction Supervisor

•Construction Tradesman

•Construction Trainee

•Construction Worker

•Contract (Site) Manager

•Contractor

•Crew Chief

•Demolition Superintendent

•Dirt Foreman / Superintendent

•Drilling Foreman

•Field Foreman

•Foreman / Foreperson

•General Contractor

•General Foreman – Civil

•General Laborer

•General Superintendent

•Hazardous Materials Removal Worker

•Heavy Civil Project Engineer

•Home Building Superintendent

•Independent Contractor

•Job Superintendent

•Journey Lineworker

•Junior Site Surveyor

•Junior Superintendent

•Land Construction Manager

•Land Development Manager

•Lead Superintendent

•Leadman / Lead Person

•Leadman Construction Laborer

•Multi-Family Construction Project Supervisor

•Multifamily Superintendent

•New Homes Superintendent

•Preconstruction Manager

•Preconstruction Manager – Renovation

•Project Superintendent

•Property Manager – Construction

•Public Works Manager

•Regional Property Manager

•Residential Construction Project Manager

•Retail Construction Manager

•Sheet Metal Helper

•Sheet Metal Worker

•Site Manager

•Site Superintendent

•Site Supervisor

•Site Surveyor

•Sitework Manager

•Skilled Trades Apprentice

•Skilled Trades Specialist

•Skilled Trades Worker

•Structural Trades Superintendent

•Structural Tradesworker

•Superintendent – Concrete

•Superintendent – Installation

•Superintendent – Specialty Construction

•Superintendent – Steel

•Superintendent – White Paving

•Supervisor of Building Trades

•Tile Setter

•Trade Professional Manager

•Union Carpenter

•Utility Line Locator

•Utility Maintenance Worker

•Vocational Assistant / General Laborer

•Waterproofer

•Working Superintendent

•Working Superintendent – Retail / Commercial

•Other related positions

ELECTRICAL WORK

•Apprentice Electrician

•Commercial Electrician

•Construction Electrician Journeyman

•Electric Service Worker

•Electrical Apprentice

•Electrical Construction Foreman

•Electrical Design Engineer

•Electrical Engineering Technician

•Electrical Foreman

•Electrical Project Manager

•Electrical Systems Design Engineer

•Electrical Systems Supervisor

•Electrician

•Electrician Apprentice

•Electrician Contractor

•Electrician Foreman

•Electrician Helper

•Electrician Supervisor

•Engineer – Electrical Systems Design

•Industrial Electrician

•Journeyman Electrician

•Lead Electrician

•Licensed Journeyman Electrician

•Maintenance Electrician

•Master Electrician

•Residential Electrical Foreman

•Wiring Technician

•Other related positions

EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS

•Asphalt Paving Equipment Operator

•Asphalt Paving-Patching Equipment Operator

•Backhoe / Loader Operator

•Backhoe Operator / Excavator

•Bulldozer Operator

•CDL Driver / Equipment Operator

•Certified Crane Operator

•Compact Track Loader Operator

•Concrete & Asphalt Equipment Operator

•Construction Equipment Operator

•Construction Labor / Equipment Operator

•Crane Manager

•Crane Operator

•Crane Rigger

•Directional Bore Operator

•Directional Drill Operator

•Dragline Operator

•Dredge Operator

•Dredger

•Dump Truck Backhoe Operator

•Dump Truck Driver

•Engineering Equipment Operator

•Equipment Operator

•Excavating Machine Operator

•Excavator Operator

•Forklift Operator

•Front-End Loader Operator

•General Construction Equipment Operator

•Gradall Operator

•Grader Operator

•Heavy Equipment Operator

•Heavy Equipment Operator Apprentice

•Horizontal Directional Drill Operator

•Landfill Heavy Equipment Operator

•Loader Operator

•Loading Machine Operator

•Low Boy Driver

•Motor Grader Operator

•Multiterrain Loader

•Paving Equipment Operator

•Pay Loader Operator

•Pile-Driver Operator

•Side Boom Tractor Operator

•Skid Steer Loader Operator

•Surfacing Equipment Operator

•Tamping Equipment Operator

•Track Hoe Operator

•Trencher Operator

•Truck Driver / Equipment Operator

•Utility Worker – Heavy Equipment

•Other related positions

ESTIMATING

•Assistant Estimator – High-end General Construction

•Chief Commercial Roofing Estimator

•Commercial Flooring Estimator

•Construction & Estimator Assistant

•Construction Cost Estimator

•Construction Estimator

•Commercial Estimator

•Cost Analyst

•Cost Estimator

•Estimator

•Estimator – High-end General Construction

•Estimator Project Manager

•Estimating / Bidding Assistant

•Estimating / Change Manager

•Estimating Assistant

•Estimating Supervisor

•Estimator – Specialty Construction

•Estimator – Structural & Miscellaneous Steel Fabrication

•Estimator / Assistant Project Manager

•Estimator / Purchaser

•Junior Construction Estimator

•Junior Estimator

•Midlevel Estimator

•Residential Construction Estimator

•Senior Estimator

•Senior Estimator, Home Building Commercial Construction

•Senior Project Manager / Estimator

•Other related positions

FACILITIES

•Facilities Construction Trades Worker

•Facilities Construction Coordinator

•Facilities Foreperson

•Facilities Generalist

•Facilities Construction Project Specialist

•Facilities Superintendent

•Facility Maintenance Specialist

•Facility Operations Project Manager

•Manager Construction Projects, Facility Engineering

•Territory Facilities Manager

•Other related positions

FIELD WORK

•Field Construction Coordinator

•Field Helper

•Field Install Site Supervisor

•Field Manager

•Field Manager – Homebuilding

•Field Manager – Residential Construction

•Field Operations Supervisor

•Field Representative

•Field Superintendent

•Field Supervisor

•Field Survey Specialist

•Field-based Construction Manager

•Field-based Facilities Manager

•Senior Field Manager

•Other related positions

GENERAL CONTRACTING

•Commercial Contractor

•Concrete Contractor

•Demolition Contractor

•Electrical Contractor

•Excavating Contractor

•Excavator Foreman

•Floor Laying Contractor

•General Building Contractor

•General Contractor

•General Engineering Contractor

•Glass & Glazing Contractor

•Home Improvement Contractor

•Home Remodeling Contractor

•HVAC Contractor

•Maintenance Contractor

•Masonry & Stone Setting Contractor

•Owner / Operator (Contractor)

•Painting Contractor

•Plastering, Drywall, Acoustical & Insulation Contractor

•Plumbing Contractor

•Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor

•Remodel Contractor

•Residential General Contractor

•Roofing & Siding Contractor

•Roofing Contractor

•Sheet Metal Contractor

•Special Trade Contractor

•Specialty Contractor

•Structural Contractor

•Subcontractor

•Other related positions

GROUNDSKEEPING & GREENSKEEPING

•Athletic Field Custodian

•Cemetery Warden

•Greens Foreman

•Greens Superintendent

•Greenskeeper Foreman

•Groundskeeper Foreman

•Park Foreman

•Property Manager – Groundskeeping

•Brush Cutter

•Building & Grounds Attendant

•Building & Grounds Technician

•Cemetery Keeper

•Cemetery Laborer

•Cemetery Worker

•Golf Course Keeper

•Golf Course Laborer

•Grass Cutter

•Grass Mower

•Greens Cutter

•Greens Laborer

•Greenskeeper

•Ground Crewman

•Ground Worker

•Grounds Caretaker

•Grounds Cleaner

•Groundskeeper

•Groundskeeping Maintenance Worker

•Hedge Trimmer

•Maintenance Groundsman

•Park Caretaker

•Park Caretaker Keeper

•Park Caretaker Worker

•Park Crew Chief

•Park Keeper

•Park Worker

•Pesticide Handler

•Pesticide Sprayer

•Pruner

•Shrub Trimmer

•Tree Maintenance Worker

•Tree Pruner

•Tree Specialist

•Tree Surgeon

•Tree Trimmer

•Weed Controller

•Weed Inspector

•Weed Sprayer

•Weeder

•Yard Work Laborer

•Yard Worker