Help painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or stucco masons by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Work Activities
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Clean work areas and equipment.
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Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.
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Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.
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Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.
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Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers.
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Erect scaffolding.
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Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.
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Supply or hold tools and materials.
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Place articles to be stripped into stripping tanks.
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Remove articles such as cabinets, metal furniture, and paint containers from stripping tanks after prescribed periods of time.
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Pour specified amounts of chemical solutions into stripping tanks.
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Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
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Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
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Gross Body Equilibrium
The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
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Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
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English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Education No formal educational credential
- Work Experience No work experience
- Training Less than 1 month on-the-job training
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Realistic: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.They do well at jobs that need:
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Cooperation
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Attention to Detail
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Dependability
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Leadership
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Self Control
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Achievement/Effort
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Paint sprayers
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Paint rollers
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Manlift or personnel lift
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Ladders
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Floats
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Word processing software
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Spreadsheet software
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Project management software
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Office suite software
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Accounting software
