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Career Details
JOB DESCRIPTION
Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Construction laborers who primarily assist a particular craft worker are classified under “Helpers, Construction Trades” (47-3010).
WAGE AND EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
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State of Oregon Licenses and Education
Licenses
No statewide license is required for this occupation.
Schools & Training Providers
| Crater Lake Electrical Training Center | Central Point | Rogue Valley Pre-Apprenticeship |
| Medford Pre-Apprenticeship for Construction Trades (MPACT) | For Medford High School students only | Medford Pre-Apprenticeship for Construction Trades (MPACT) |
| Southern Oregon Joint Apprenticeship Construction Training (SOJACT) Apprenticeship
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Jackson/Klamath Counties |
E-mail Tyler Worthy for more information |
| Laborer Apprenticeship (Oregon) | Training centers also relocate participants throughout Oregon, including the Rogue Valley
Training centers also relocate participants throughout Oregon, including the Rogue Valley |
Laborer Apprenticeship (Oregon) |
| Oregon Sheet Metal Worker Apprenticeships | Training centers also relocate participants throughout Oregon, including the Rogue Valley | Oregon Sheet Metal Worker Apprenticeships |
| Plasterer Apprenticeship Opportunities | Training centers also relocate participants throughout Oregon, including the Rogue Valley | Plasterer Apprenticeship Opportunities |
| Scaffold Erector Apprenticeship Opportunities | Training centers also relocate participants throughout Oregon, including the Rogue Valley | Scaffold Erector Apprenticeship Opportunities |
| Oregon Laborers Training and Apprenticeships | Throughout Oregon including the Rogue Valley | Oregon Laborers Training and Apprenticeships |
For training information including possible financial support, contact your local WorkSource Rogue Valley Work Center (Jackson and Josephine Counties).
Call: Jackson County 541-734-7533 or Josephine County 541-471-3811
or click the “Have a question” icon below.